PRIVATIZING PUERTO RICO’S SCHOOLS

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https://latinomediacollective.com/2019/07/19/july-19th-2019-privatizing-puerto-ricos-schools/

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http://hdl.handle.net/11603/28927

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UMBC School of Public Policy
A. UMBC Political Science Works

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-1016

Date

2019-07-19

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podcasts
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Program

Citation of Original Publication

Fernandez, Oscar, and Fernando Tormos-Aponte. “Privatizing Puerto Rico’s Schools,” Latino Media Collective. July 19, 2019. https://latinomediacollective.com/2019/07/19/july-19th-2019-privatizing-puerto-ricos-schools/

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Subjects

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican school system
Puerto Rico Education Department

Abstract

Amid the political crisis rocking the administration of Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rossello, the LMC speaks with Fernando Tormos about long-time efforts by various administrations to privatize the PR school system. With all the offensive leaked messages and indictments of government officials for money laundering, at the heart of the scandal is the privatization of Puerto Rican public resources for private profit. Fernando Tormos is a post-doctoral fellow for the Scholars Strategy Network @ the University of Missouri in St Louis.