{"product_id":"class-war-the-privatization-of-childhood-9781781689486","title":"Class War: The Privatization of Childhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat America has at stake when some children go to school hungry and others ride in $1,000 strollers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an age of austerity, elite corporate education reformers have found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children from the state to individual families. Public schools, tasked with providing education, childcare, job training, meals, and social services to low-income children, struggle with cutbacks. Meanwhile, private schools promise to nurture the minds and personalities of future professionals to the tune of $40,000 a year. As \u003ci\u003eClass War\u003c\/i\u003e reveals, this situation didn't happen by chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the media, educational success is framed as a consequence of parental choices and natural abilities. In truth the wealthy are ever more able to secure advantages for their children, deepening the rifts between rich and poor. The longer these divisions persist, the worse the consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on Erickson's own experience as a teacher in the New York City school system, \u003ci\u003eClass War\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how modern education has become the real \"hunger games,\" stealing opportunity and hope from disadvantaged children for the benefit of the well-to-do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781689486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Megan Erickson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42783697764533,"sku":"9781781689486","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bc1d9b1d-6625-400e-8523-e7215fd8b741.jpg?v=1680014346","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/class-war-the-privatization-of-childhood-9781781689486","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}