title: Follow the money: There's no business like the ed. business...
abstract: The debate about charter schools and public schools has been conducted on an ideological level. However, the ideological argument obscures the ongoing transfer of public funds to private use, the creation of business and investment opportunities, and the effects of the private enterprise model on education. In the current two-part article, the authors discuss charter schools and finances. Part 1 concerns charter schools and management organizations. Part 2 focuses on charter schools as business investments. Throughout, the authors link the information to effects on education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
authors.forename: Murray
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
authors.forename: Adeline G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics*; D004493:Education / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005178:Faculty; D005378:Financial Support; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007449:Investments; D008119:Lobbying; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics; D017150:Public Sector / Q000191:economics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics; D012574:Schools / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013660:Taxes