Assignment task:
1. In its push for school privatization, ALEC appeals to which primary stakeholders?
2. What is the primary purpose of the bills introduced by ALEC?
3. In what ways does ALEC introduce market factors into schools and the teaching profession?
4. What would be the impact on those with diverse ethnicity, language, culture, and disability if ALEC pushed for privatization is successful in dismantling public schools?
A smart ALEC threatens public education A smart ALEC threatens public education
Underwood, J., & Mead, J. F. (2012). A smart ALEC threatens public education. Phi Delta Kappan, 93(6), 51-55.