Sunday, January 18, 2009

Tomgram: Andy Kroll, Will Public Education Be Militarized?

Tomgram: Andy Kroll, Will Public Education Be Militarized?

The Duncan Doctrine

The Military-Corporate Legacy of the New Secretary of Education
By Andy Kroll

"Disturbing as well is the prominence of Duncan's belief in offering a key role in public education to the military. Chicago's school system is currently the most militarized in the country, boasting five military academies, nearly three dozen smaller Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs within existing high schools, and numerous middle school Junior ROTC programs. More troubling yet, the military academies he's started are nearly all located in low-income, minority neighborhoods. This merging of military training and education naturally raises concerns about whether such academies will be not just education centers, but recruitment centers as well."

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