Dr. Jeffrey R. Henig is Professor of Political Science and Education at Columbia University Teacher’s College and the nation’s preeminent expert in the current evolution of public education. In modern America, charter schools, operated by a variety of corporate interests, have been thrust onto the public as a surefire means to improve the learning outcomes for our children. The American reality is that both public and religious charter schools very often underachieve, are prosecuted for fraud, and routinely disappear. Henig’s work on urban and racial politics, privatization, and school reform has appeared in Education Week, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. As co-author of “Outside Money in School Board Elections: The Nationalization of Education Politics,” Dr. Henig provides evidence of how and where school leadership and classroom teachers are demonized to divide communities for political purpose. LEARN MORE
