Cathy Davidson Troubled By Profit-Driven Companies in Education

No Profit Left Behind

Politico.com, 2.10.15

"The line between profit and profiteering can seem pretty fuzzy," said Cathy Davidson, director of the Futures Initiative and a professor at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York. "If you have an exclusive contract with a massive educational system, is that really just earning a profit, or are you profiting at the public's expense?" Davidson said. "That's the line many people, including myself, find very troubling."