Business-Managed Democracy

• Introduction

• School Funding

• Commercialism

• Sponsored Materials

• Business Campaigns

• Schools as Businesses
• The Business Model
  • Business Language
  • Business Management
  • Not Appropriate
• Devolution
  • National Reforms
  • Hidden Agenda
• Standards/Testing
  • National Reforms
  • Testing Agendas
  • What does it Measure?
  • Surveys
• High Stakes Testing
  • League Tables
  • No Child Left Behind
  • Race to the Top
  • Merit Pay for Teachers
• Consequences
  • The Toll on Children
  • The Toll on Teachers
  • Leaving Children Behind
  • Cheating
• References

• Standardised Curricula

• School Choice

• Privatising Schools


 

site search by freefind	advanced

---

Business-Managed Education

Devolution

All over the world, as the business model has been implemented, schools are being restructured along the same lines (see National Reforms). Centralised bureaucracies retain firm control of what should be taught. They establish the goals of education, methods of performance evaluation, core curricula, and resource allocation. Financial budgeting, day-to-day school administration and responsibility for outcomes have been devolved to local schools and their boards or trusts. Principals manage school funds, personnel and educational processes.

National ReformsHidden Agenda

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributers' Updates and Examples

If you have any examples or updates you would like to contribute please email them to me and I will add them here. Please give references for where you sourced the information.