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Charter Schools and Teachers’ Strikes

Charter Schools and Teachers’ Strikes

FromCity Journal's 10 Blocks


Charter Schools and Teachers’ Strikes

FromCity Journal's 10 Blocks

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ray Domanico joins City Journal associate editor Seth Barron to discuss charter schools in New York City, the growing protests by education workers across the country, and Democrats' weakening support for charters. In teachers' unions protests from West Virginia to California, activists claim that the growth of charters has come at the expense of district schools. New York City's charter school students significantly outperform their state and local peers, and minority children from struggling families benefit most: over 80% of charter students are low-income, and 91% are African-American or Hispanic. But under current state law, only seven more charters can be created in the city before a mandatory cap on their number is met.
Released:
Feb 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

City Journal's 10 Blocks, a weekly podcast hosted by editor Brian C. Anderson, features discussions on urban policy and culture with City Journal editors, contributors, and special guests. Forthcoming episodes will be devoted to topics such as: predictive policing, the Bronx renaissance, reform of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, homelessness in Portland, Oregon, and more. City Journal is a quarterly print and regular online magazine published by the Manhattan Institute.