Interesting implications for a future of work without critical independent thinkers....
>X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unverified) >Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 22:59:43 -0400 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Jim Stanford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: PEF: Education as profit centre >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Status: > >Dear PEF Members & Friends; > >PEF member Ted Schreker sends along details of some alarming advertizing on >the subject of the continuing intrusion of private enterprise into our >education system. > >Ted is interested in hooking up with any other progressive folks looking >into the privatization of higher education. Interested persons should >contact him directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] One person to definitely >stay in touch with on these matters is Erika Shaker (CC'd on this message), >who heads the education project at the CCPA in Ottawa. > >Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Ted. > >>All PEF members should check out an advertisement on page EX2 of today's >>(October 2) National Post for the Fifth Annual Canadian Education >>Industry Summit, "Global Thinking: The Bridging of Education and Private >>Finance," The Canadian Conference for Investment in the Education >>Industry (October 10 at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto). >> >>The conference is presented by the National Post and Air Canada, and >>sponsored by Canaccord Capital, Centrinity, KPMG and Yorkton Securities. >> >>A few highlights: >> >>At the session "Going Global: Big Issues, Big Opportunities," topics >>will include "Market performance by segment: K-12, higher education, >>corporate education" and "Investor satisfaction: a look ahead, a look >>behind." >> >>A session on debt financing at the University of Toronto will feature "a >>unique case study examined from the perspective of all three parties >>involved" - the U of T, CIBC World Markets, and Standard and Poor's. >> >>A session on "Channeling Government Dollars into Education" will feature >>presentations by Catherine Henderson, Community Services Information & >>Information Technology Cluster, Ontario Knowledge Network for Learning >>Report, Government of Ontario and by Darren Smith, Consultant to the >>Education Marketing Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and >>International Trade, Washington, DC (!). This session appears to be >>focussed on opportunities for Canadian education companies to do >>business in the US, but one can hardly expect them to ignore the >>domestic market, now can one?. >> >>How much research has been devoted to such privatization efforts ... and >>what is being done to resist them? PEF members, please let me know if >>you would like a faxed copy of the advertisement. Please (re)distribute >>this message as you see fit. >> >>Ted Schrecker >
