The attack on public education: Will public schools survive?

We speak with University of South Carolina law professor Derek Black about the history of education as a core government service and the current wave of voucher laws in red states. Professor Black argues that these will permanently reduce education funding levels and threaten the very existence of public schools. We also talk about the #RedforEd resistance and the need to substantially increase funding for schools with many low-income students.  Overview 00:00-00:48 Intros 00:48-01:38 Why “Schoolhouse Burning” is subtitled “Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy” 01:38-03:38 Importance of Reconstruction for government role in education 03:38-06:13 Commitments to education in state constitutions 06:13-08:25 Tension between schools as reproducing social structures and vehicles for social mobility 08:25-16:35 How to achieve equity in school funding 16:35-18:49 Recent voucher laws around the U.S. 18:49-20:47 Vouchers and parochial schools 20:47-22:54 Impact of proliferation of charter schools 22:54-25:02 Why now for vouchers? 25:02-27:08 Why today’s battles over charters and vouchers are undermining the concept of public education 27:08-29:07 Libertarianism and the idea of removing government from education 29:07-30:19 Privatization and race 30:19-33:29 Reducing taxes on the wealthy and long-term reduction in public funding for education 33:29-36:23 Significance of #RedforEd teachers’ strikes 36:23-37:4...

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