Follow the Money: How Foundation Dollars Change Public School Politics

Follow the Money: How Foundation Dollars Change Public School Politics

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-240

  Reckhow, Sarah ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; Civic capacity; Education policy; Education reform; Foundations; Gates foundation; Los angeles; Mayoral control; New york; Philanthropy; Policy feedback; Social network; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891903514     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199937738.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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