PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PRIVATIZATION: WHAT’S AT STAKE Mead Public Library - Rocca Room with Professor Julie Mead

This presentation explains forms of school privatization, including school vouchers, tax credit scholarships, and education savings accounts. It examines the trade-offs in various forms of school choice, the history of Wisconsin’s voucher and charter school programs, and the implications of those policies on public education. Julie Fisher Mead is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Mead researches and writes about topics related to the legal aspects of education. Dr. Mead’s research centers on legal issues related to special education and legal issues raised by various forms of school choice.