From Dissent Magazine, it’s worth a read:
How Billionaires Rule Our Schools, by Joanne Barkan.
Okay, go ahead and laugh, and make it a good one, but don’t be too surprised by the first thought that came to mind while reading this article: How can we get these institutions to really drive home arts education???
One project, the Broad Superintendents Academy, pays all tuition and
travel costs for top executives in their fields to go through a course
of six extended weekend sessions, assignments, and site visits. Broad
then helps to place them in superintendent jobs. The academy is
thriving. According to the Web site, “graduates of the program currently
work as superintendents or school district executives in fifty-three
cities across twenty-eight states. In 2009, 43 percent of all large
urban superintendent openings were filled by Broad Academy graduates.”