Desai Creates Map of the Educational Industrial Complex
Map of the EIC by D. Desai
Dr. Dipti Desai, Associate Professor of Art and Art Education at New York University has developed a a vivid map of the Educational Industrial Complex.
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From the introduction:
What is the Educational Industrial Complex (EIC)?
The term Educational Industrial Complex (EIC) was first used by Anthony Picciano in 1994. According to A. Picciano and Joel Spring (2013), the EIC revolves around three major components-ideology, profit, and technology. The EIC is made up of multiple networks and alliances of agencies, organizations, foundations, media companies, educational technology providers, for profit educational providers, venture philanthropies, and think tanks. These networks and alliances interact with each other to push for market-based initiatives.
The three biggest players in “education reform” in K-12 schools mostly directed to low-income students and families are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Microsoft), the Eli and Edythe Board Foundation (finance, real estate, and insurance) and the Walton Family Foundation (Walmart).
Education reform means promoting market based initiatives that undermine public education. These market-based initiatives promote competition, privatization, high-stakes testing and anti-teachers unions. Public charter schools and for-profit schools are advocated.
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Conceived, researched and produced by Dipti Desai, Associate Professor and Director of the Art + Education Programs, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University.
Design by Karla Carballar.
Creative Commons, 2015
For information contact: Dipti Desai @ 34 Stuyvesant Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10003. Email: dd25@nyu.edu