Dark Money and the Politics of School Privatization

By Maurice T. Cunningham

Book Overview

PrefaceAcknowledgements
1. Chapter 1 Introduction: Deceiving Democracy
2. Chapter 2 The Campaign of 20162.1 Chapter 2 Subtitle 1 Charter Schools in Massachusetts and Union-Privatizer Proxy Wars2.2 Chapter 2 Subtitle 2 The Charters Campaign of 2014-20162.3 Chapter 2 Subtitle 3 Messages in Conflict and the Battle Over the Word Public2.4 Chapter 2 Subtitle 4 Dark Money in the Question 2 Campaign2.5 Chapter 2 Subtitle 5 The Politics of the Charters Campaign2.6 Chapter 2 Subtitle 6 Media and Money2.7 Chapter 2 Subtitle 7 Conclusion
3. Chapter 3 Boardroom Progressives or Rich People's Movement?3.1 Chapter 3 Subtitle 1 Boardroom Progressives3.2 Chapter 3 Subtitle 2 Rich People's Movements3.3 Chapter 3 Subtitle 3 Conclusion 4. Chapter 4 Secret Funders: Oligarchs United 4.1 Chapter 4 Subtitle 1 The Walton Family-Outside Money 4.2 Chapter 4 Subtitle 2 The Boston Privatizers-Inside Money 4.3 Chapter 4 Subtitle 3 Individual Givers 4.4 Chapter 4 Subtitle 4 Funding Conduits 4.5 Chapter 4 Subtitle 5 Conclusion 5. Chapter 5 Political Fronts 5.1 Chapter 5 Subtitle 1 Umbrella Groups 5.2 Chapter 5 Subtitle 2 Political Incubator: Teach for America 5.3 Chapter 5 Subtitle 3 Home Grown Advocacy: Pioneer Institute for Public Policy 5.4 Chapter 5 Subtitle 4 Specialty Groups 5.5 Chapter 5 Subtitle 5 Conclusion
6. Chapter 6 Upstream Money and Downstream Money: The Hidden Flow of Funds 6.1 Chapter 6 Subtitle 1 What 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) Organizations Can Do 6.2 Chapter 6 Subtitle 2 How to Do Politics with a 501(c)(3) 6.3 Chapter 6 Subtitle 3 How to Do Politics with a 501(c)(4) 6.4 Chapter 6 Subtitle 4 Conclusion
7. Chapter 7 Democrats for Education Reform and the Inside Job 7.1. Chapter 7 Subtitle 1 Ideology 7.2 Chapter 7 Subtitle 2 Funding 7.3 Chapter 7 Subtitle 3 Leadership 7.4 Chapter 7 Subtitle 4 Operations: Dark Money and Anti-Union 7.5 Chapter 7 Subtitle 5 Conclusion
8. Chapter 8 Racial Perceptions, Racial Realities 8.1 Chapter 8 Subtitle 1 Grassroots or Astroturf? 8.1.1 Chapter 8 Subtitle 8.1.1 Signature Gathering 8.1.2 Chapter 8 Subtitle 8.1.2 Canvassing 8.1.3 Chapter 8 Subtitle 8.1.3 Phones 8.1.4 Chapter 8 Subtitle 8.1.4 Mailing 8.1.5 Chapter 8 Subtitle 8.1.5 Vanishing Volunteers 8.2 Chapter 8 Subtitle 2 The Commercialized Campaign 8.3 Chapter 8 Subtitle 3 Conclusion
9. Chapter 9 After 2016: Money Never Sleeps 9.1 Chapter 9 Subtitle 1 A Dark Money Post-Mortem 9.2 Chapter 9 Subtitle 2 Lessons Learned, Lessons Ignored 9.3 Chapter 9 Subtitle 3 Resurrection 9.4 Conclusion
10. Chapter 10 Conclusion: Defeating Dark Money in School Privatization-And Everywhere Else

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030732630
• ISBN13: 9783030732639
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"