"Funded by billionaire foundations, the agenda for privatizing public education embraces organizations that indoctrinate educators, to replace experienced educators with inexperienced tyros. Tom Ultican recounts the origin story of one such organization: New Leaders for New Schools. The enterprise rests on a base claim that “our schools are failing,” and that experience is irrelevant and probably harmful. Billionaire sponsors determined that overturning teacher and administrative training by public universities was essential. The idea was so spot-on that the organization attracted millions of dollars from the plutocrats of privatization: Eli Broad, Bill Gates, the Walton Family Foundation, and many more. What Ultican demonstrates is the continuing relevance of New Leaders for New Schools, to promote closing schools, despite overwhelming opposition by students, parents, and educators. "
At tultican.com
