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Privatisation
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Education Law Prof Blog
American Schools in Crisis? Diane Ravitch Says No
By Derek Black
Diane Ravitch has a new book out this week titled "Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools." Ravitch does not appear…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New report assails “lockup quotas” in private prison industry
Main September 20, 2013New report assails "lockup quotas" in private prison industry The organization In the Public Interest (ITPI), which bills itself as "a comprehensive resource center on privatization and…
PropertyProf Blog
Owley on Environmental Permitting
By propertyprof
Jessica Owley (Buffalo) has posted The Increasing Privatization of Environmental Permitting (Akron Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Forty years ago, Congress passed many of the nation’s federal environmental laws.…
Education Law Prof Blog
Pulling the Parent Trigger
An article about onecommunity's experience with parent-trigger laws was posted today by YashaLevine in Pullingthe Parent Trigger: The Push to Privatize Public Schools. Levine detailsallegations that Parents Revolution, a movement favoring…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Hustle and Flow: Prison Privatization Fueling the Prison Industrial Complex”
Main April 18, 2013"Hustle and Flow: Prison Privatization Fueling the Prison Industrial Complex" The title if this post is the title of this paper by Patrice Fulcher recently posted on…
PropertyProf Blog
Does Privatizing Public Housing Lands Make Sense?
By propertyprof
New York City is considering leasing public housing land to private developers so they can construct market rate apartment buildings. Most of the land in question is currently used as…
Lancaster Law Blog
Privatizing the Liquor System in Pennsylvania
By Aaron Zeamer
The idea of getting the State of Pennsylvania out of the alcohol business has been kicked around by numerous legislatures over the last couple of years although, to date, none…
New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog
Lawrence May Become First In NJ To Privatize 911 Police Dispatching Services
As reported by nj.com, Lawrence Township could become the first municipality in New Jersey to privatize 911 police dispatching services, should the council approve a contract worth $719,400 a…
PropertyProf Blog
The Privatized City
By propertyprof
Today, the NPR program "Here & Now" had a feature that may be of interest to some Propertyprofs. The show highlighted the fortunes of Sandy Springs, GA. Sandy Springs is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“As Escapees Stream Out, a Penal Business Thrives”
Main June 17, 2012"As Escapees Stream Out, a Penal Business Thrives"The title of this post is the headline of this notable front-page New York Times article, which is the first…