Mark Gleason and Donna Cooper debate charter expansion on ‘Radio Times’ – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – February 6, 2015

Feb 6, 2015

On WHYY’s Radio Times this morning, Donna Cooper of Public Citizens for Children and Youth and Mark Gleason of the Philadelphia School Partnership joined host Marty Moss-Coane to discuss the value and harm in expanding the number of charter schools in Philadelphia during a time of financial turmoil. The topic has been a lightning rod for contentious debate as the District considers approving new charter schools for the first time since 2007.

https://soundcloud.com/whyy-public-media/the-ongoing-debate-over-charter-schools-in-philadelphia

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