Education for sale (Advocate 22 03)

By Jeannie Rea. Privatisation and commercialisation in and of education is undermining the expansion of educational opportunities for children and adults around the world. Access of children to primary and secondary school and onto tertiary education has increased across all regions. However, the incursion of private, specifically for-profit, businesses into all levels of education exploits individuals, families and communities seeking the best education they can afford. Poor and less educated people are shamelessly exploited by these education profiteers. More...