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100	1		_aErickson, Megan _q(Erickson Kilpatrick)
245	1	0	_aClass war : _bthe privatization of childhood / _cMegan Erickson.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aBrooklyn, NY : _bVerso, _c2015.
300			_a230 pages ; _c20 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aThe Jacobin series
520			_a"What is at stake when some American children go to school hungry and others go to school in $1,000 Bugaboo strollers? Class War argues that under free market capitalism, life paths prescribed by class but framed as parental choices--public or private? Gifted & Talented, general or special education?--segregate American children from birth through adolescence, and into adulthood, as never before. In an age of austerity, an elite class of corporate education reformers has found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children to families. Examining three New York City schools, Class War show how education has been transformed into a competitive "hunger games" for the resources and social connections required for economic success"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"What is at stake when some American children go to school hungry and others go to school in $1,000 Bugaboo strollers? Class War argues that under free-market capitalism, life paths prescribed by class but framed as parental choices--public or private, gifted & talented, general or special education--segregate American children from birth through adolescence, and into adulthood, as never before. In an age of austerity, an elite class of corporate education reformers has found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children to families. Although public schools are tasked with providing childcare, job training, meals and social services for low-income children, their funding is being drastically cut; meanwhile, private schools promise to nurture well-rounded individuals for families able to afford the $40,000 a year tuition. Drawing from Erickson's own experience as a teacher in the New York City school system, Class War shows how education has been transformed into a competitive "hunger games for the resources and social connections required for economic success.""-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650		0	_aPrivatization in education _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSchool choice _xEconomic aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEducational equalization _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPublic schools _zUnited States _xFinance.
650		0	_aPoor _xEducation _zUnited States.
650		0	_aUpper class _xEducation _zUnited States.
650		7	_aEDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies. _2bisacsh
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