Indiana Coalition for Public Education--MCSCI December 2, 2015
Contact: Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, Chair FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cell Phone: 812-320-4400
Email: [email protected]
INDIANA COALITION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION TO SCREEN EDUCATION, INC., A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MONEY BEHIND SCHOOL PRIVATIZATION EFFORTS
Panel discussion afterward to feature legislator, journalist, and Indianapolis parent
Bloomington, Indiana—Why would hundreds of thousands of dollars be poured into a school board election? Why would students, teachers, and parents eventually take to the streets? Filmmaker Brian Malone uses two counties in Colorado to examine the interests contesting public education across the country. His movie Education, Inc., will be screened and discussed Wednesday, December 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Monroe County Public Library auditorium.
Using raw footage of school board meetings, interviews with nationally known educators, and clips of hedge fund managers placing bets on the charter sector, Malone traces the money and politics behind the school choice movement. He shows how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) brings together corporations with conservative politicians and crafts model legislation. Foundations funnel money toward candidates who will promote market-based “solutions.”
While not featured in the movie, Indiana has been fertile ground for corporate education reform. Legislation here has opened the floodgates to charter schools and created one of the most expansive voucher programs in the U.S. Following the film, panelists will draw connections with our situation in Indiana. Participants will include journalist Steven Hinnefeld of the School Matters blog, Indianapolis parent MaryAnn Schlegel Ruegger, and state senator Mark Stoops.
This event is sponsored by the Indiana Coalition for Public Education--Monroe County and South Central Indiana (http://icpe-monroecounty.weebly.com/; https://www.facebook.com/pages/Monroe-County-Coalition-Public-Education/374573205902510).
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For further information, please contact Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer at 812-320-4400.
Contact: Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, Chair FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cell Phone: 812-320-4400
Email: [email protected]
INDIANA COALITION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION TO SCREEN EDUCATION, INC., A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MONEY BEHIND SCHOOL PRIVATIZATION EFFORTS
Panel discussion afterward to feature legislator, journalist, and Indianapolis parent
Bloomington, Indiana—Why would hundreds of thousands of dollars be poured into a school board election? Why would students, teachers, and parents eventually take to the streets? Filmmaker Brian Malone uses two counties in Colorado to examine the interests contesting public education across the country. His movie Education, Inc., will be screened and discussed Wednesday, December 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Monroe County Public Library auditorium.
Using raw footage of school board meetings, interviews with nationally known educators, and clips of hedge fund managers placing bets on the charter sector, Malone traces the money and politics behind the school choice movement. He shows how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) brings together corporations with conservative politicians and crafts model legislation. Foundations funnel money toward candidates who will promote market-based “solutions.”
While not featured in the movie, Indiana has been fertile ground for corporate education reform. Legislation here has opened the floodgates to charter schools and created one of the most expansive voucher programs in the U.S. Following the film, panelists will draw connections with our situation in Indiana. Participants will include journalist Steven Hinnefeld of the School Matters blog, Indianapolis parent MaryAnn Schlegel Ruegger, and state senator Mark Stoops.
This event is sponsored by the Indiana Coalition for Public Education--Monroe County and South Central Indiana (http://icpe-monroecounty.weebly.com/; https://www.facebook.com/pages/Monroe-County-Coalition-Public-Education/374573205902510).
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For further information, please contact Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer at 812-320-4400.