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Examining The Role Of Corporate Sponsorship In The Public School System: Appropriate Pathways, Maria Potter
Examining The Role Of Corporate Sponsorship In The Public School System: Appropriate Pathways, Maria Potter
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To compensate for declining public school budgets, an increasing number of local public education organizations are soliciting and accepting financial support from U.S. corporations. There is considerable debate as to whether corporate involvement ultimately aids or hampers students’ academic achievement, and there are many conflicting opinions as to the sorts of problems that corporate involvement creates. This study is aimed at determining what types of cooperative efforts between corporations and educational institutions are currently functioning across the spectrum of school-business partnerships, and what type of oversight is needed to make them work better. A qualitative method was applied as the …