Do charter schools worsen inequality of two-tiered education system, or help address it?
By Amy Goodman/Pacifica Radio
We host a roundtable discussion on charter schools and the controversial closing of nineteen New York City public schools with New York State Senator Bill Perkins, one of the most vocal state lawmakers against lifting the cap on charter schools in New York; Seth Andrew, superintendent and founder of the Democracy Prep charter school in Harlem; Daniel Clark, Sr., the field director of advocacy group Parent Power Now!; and Leonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters. (more...)