The Business of Education ─ Networks of Power and Wealth in America

A comprehensive view of how education policy is made in the US and, in some cases, globally, The Business of Education analyzes and critiques the influence of educational policy networks in a wide range contexts and from a variety of perspectives, including testing, college preparation, juvenile detention centers, special education, the arts, teacher evaluation systems, education of undocumented immigrants, college faculty preparation and financial aid. A network chart in each chapter links major political actors, including private philanthropic foundations, for-profit companies, government officials, and politicians. Joel Spring, internationally renowned scholar and analyst of educational policy, situates and frames the network studies in an introduction discussing general theories of education policy networks and a closing chapter on changing network control over educational policy.

Joel Spring is Professor at Queens College/City University of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA.

John Eric Frankson is Assistant Program Office, Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity at the Graduate Center of the City University of New, USA.

Corie M. McCallum is Student Life Specialist/Student Conduct Advisor at New York City College of Technology/City University of New York, USA.

Diane Price Banks is an Instructor in the Biological Sciences Department at Bronx Community College /City University of New York, USA