
Education: the last frontier for profit
Education: the last frontier for profit
Representing a two trillion dollar budget worldwide, education is one of the last domains to remain largely in public hands. Riding on a neo-liberal tide, mounting discontent with public schools and the Internet’s spread, the corporate world is putting its stamp on education. The United States are at the helm of this wave of privatization, now spreading across the globe. But is everyone profiting from this?