An item from the folks at In The Public Interest.  There is a line below that harkens to the commentary that I posted to John Watson’s entry on ESAs এবং ডিজিটাল লার্নিং এর সংযোগস্থল (অংশ 2).

“Every public dollar given to a private company that has a profit margin, or returns to investors, or pays high executive compensation, or spends money on lobbying is money that’s না going into the service that they have taken over.”

The next two lines are also important – because it also correlates with a sentiment that I commonly express.

“They can cut wages, hours, staff, benefits, and pensions, having a significant impact on the public service and the community surrounding it.  That’s why when a company comes along and says they can perform a function more efficiently, we always have to ask what they mean by efficiency.”

Folks should know that I often say that when you have corporations directly involved in public education, the student becomes the widget and the corporate goal is to maximize profit per widget.

এমন লোকদের জন্য সাপ্তাহিক নিউজলেটার যারা চায় সরকার আমাদের সকলের জন্য কাজ করুক, শুধুমাত্র কিছু ধনী নয়। এই নিউজলেটার দেখুন অনলাইন. গ্রাহক না? এখানে নিবন্ধন করুন. সবকিছুর বেসরকারিকরণ on the Cheap The audio version of my book প্রাইভেটাইজেশন অফ এভরিথিং is celebrating the one year anniversary of its appearance (which is funny because the first year anniversary traditional gift is…paper; yes, it’s also available in paperback) and the publishers are offering a deal: 70 শতাংশ বন্ধ. Not bad. Usually, privatization costs a LOT more. And that’s sort of the point of the book, which পাবলিশার্স উইকলি called “a persuasive takedown of the idea that the private sector knows best.” Privatization costs you money—and power. Every public dollar given to a private company that has a profit margin, or returns to investors, or pays high executive compensation, or spends money on lobbying is money that’s না going into the service that they have taken over. They can cut wages, hours, staff, benefits, and pensions, having a significant impact on the public service and the community surrounding it. That’s why when a company comes along and says they can perform a function more efficiently, we always have to ask what they mean by efficiency. Listen to—or read—about Chicago’s sell-off of its parking meters, an incredibly short-term solution that has caused long-term loss of revenue and—more importantly—it cost the city its ability to make vital decisions about urban planning and creating vibrant life in its neighborhood. The book is full of such examples. Privatization costs our society in broken social bonds and undermining democracy. It turns citizens into consumers and turns the life of a community into a marketplace. Nowhere is this clearer than the many attempts to privatize education. Privatization sets up a system of private privilege that drains the public schools of funding and broad support, exacerbating the inequalities that are already part of our society. It treats education as a consumable product, not as an indispensable public good that is necessary for a functioning democracy. বইটি একটি যুক্তি যা জনসাধারণের ধারণা পুনরুদ্ধার করার উদ্দেশ্যে এবং আমাদের সরকারগুলিকে জনগণের হাতিয়ার হিসাবে পুনরুদ্ধার করার উদ্দেশ্যে। জনসাধারণের দ্রব্যকে সংজ্ঞায়িত করার জন্য জনসাধারণের কথোপকথন এবং বিতর্ক ব্যবহার করার জন্য এবং সেই পাবলিক পণ্যগুলিকে জনগণের-গণতান্ত্রিক-নিয়ন্ত্রণে রাখা নিশ্চিত করার জন্য এটি একটি আহ্বান। I hope you can take a look—or a listen. ডোনাল্ড কোহেন নির্বাহী পরিচালক আপনার অনুদান আমাদের কাজ সম্ভব করুন।

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