"Privatization advocates" refers to individuals or groups who support the transfer of ownership or control of something, usually a public service or industry, from the government to the private sector. Full definition
Those concerns were also discussed at the UFT breakfast the prior morning, when UFT President Michael Mulgrew upbraided school privatization advocates including education secretary Betsy DeVos. (uft.org)
Mulgrew warned of the threat posed to public schools by privatization advocates like Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. (uft.org)
UFT members from Districts 13, 14 and 17 as well as high schools from those areas heard UFT President Michael Mulgrew speak about the proposed federal education budget cuts, the attack on unions by far - right privatization advocates, the dangers to hard - won benefits if a state constitutional convention is held in 2018 and other pressing issues. (uft.org)