Some businesses and corporate foundations are limiting or withdrawing their funding of public education after seeing little improvement as a result of their support. Companies complain that education's bureaucracy, internal squabbling and foot-dragging prevent corporate dollars from reaching and impacting students and classrooms. As a result, some are turning toward bolder reform strategies such as privately funded school choice and measures to end teacher tenure. "Poor performance, red tape drive off corporate dollars," by Del Jones, USA Today,
September 18, 2002 (Available for a fee at www.usatoday.com)
