Episode 17: As Public as Possible with Dr. David Backer

Our guest for this episode is Dr. David Backer. Dr. Backer is an Associate Professor of education policy in the Department of Education, Leadership, Management, and Policy at Seton Hall University.

David Backer’s research, teaching, and organizing focus on ideology and school finance. He is a former high school teacher. His research has appeared in Harvard Educational Review, Journal of Urban Affairs, Journal of Educational Human Resources, Journal of Educational Administration and History, Pennsylvania Journal of Educational Leadership, as well as popular venues like Phenomenal World, African American Policy Forum, The American Prospect, n+1, Dissent, and Jacobin. In this episode, we will be discussing his latest book As Public As Possible: Radical Finance for America’s Public Schools. 

You can find more information about Dr. Backer's research at linktree and on TikTok @schooldaves.