"Michael Hohmann" wrote
The Cargill Foundation works with Minneapolis Public Schools on several
different programs, including:
*Cargill Scholars: the Cargill Foundation is investing $5 million over five
years to work with 50 children in third grade...
Is that true? $100,000 per kid. That would be major national news and worth
lots of attention.
His defense of big business in education is worth a comment. There are plenty
of critics. List member Audrey Johnson, I think, has been following Alex
Molnar, who is the highest profile academic critic, and she might want to
comment.
I think we should welcome the discussion those critics start. Businesses are
increasingly involved in many aspects of public education, from curriculum to
contracting for services to decisive leverage on policy initiatives and
referenda. We should discuss each criticism and act of beneficence
independently...and Cargill’s sounds like a terrific contribution.
The fundamental question should be whether there is leadership through the
public (through elected boards of education) in nurturing and directing these
business initiatives—consistent with an agreed upon vision—or whether
schools just react to any money-bearing initiative that is put in front of
them.
Dennis Schapiro
Linden Hills
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