Can Education Be Run as a Profitable Business and Still Be Guided by a Humanitarian Vision?

Participants

Jeanne Allen
President, The Center for Education Reform
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Honorable John Engler
Former Governor of Michigan
President, Business Roundtable
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James Tooley
Author, From Village School to Global Brand: Changing the World Through Education
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Carl Bistany
President, SABIS

 

Former Governor John Engler joined CER President Jeanne Allen, and other experts for an in-depth roundtable discussion exploring the critical issue of the growing role of private companies in American public education. The roundtable addressed the critical question of whether education can be run as a profitable business and still stay true to a humanitarian vision.

The panel also included James Tooley, author of From Village School to Global Brand: Changing the World Through Education which examines the history of global education management organization SABIS. During the event, Jeanne Allen called SABIS President Carl Bistany to the mic to join the conversation and add insight to the discussion.

A video of the event, which was broadcast live on October 10, 2012, is available above.