I’m pasting a quote from and link to this article.
Quote: “The corporations just woke up a few years ago to the billions and billions of dollars that exist in public education, and they decided to go for it. The incredible thing is how easy it is.”
Link: http://treehornexpress.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/education-lobbying-in-australia/
I suspect exactly the same thing has happened here.
My Thinks 