S1 E6: Mo' Charters Mo' Problems

If you ask most people in Bed-Stuy’s District 16 why they think enrollment is falling, chances are they’ll point to charter schools: privately managed public schools, which have been on the rise in New York City for more than a decade. Charter schools were originally dreamed up to be laboratories for innovation in public education. Instead, many see them as a threat — competing with neighborhood schools for space, resources, and kids. Is this really a zero-sum game? In this episode, we talk to parents and educators on both sides of the district-charter divide to explore why charter schools seem especially polarizing in a Black neighborhood like Bed-Stuy, and what the growth of charter schools means for the future of this community. NOTES

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S1 E6: Mo' Charters Mo' Problems is an episode from School Colors by Brooklyn Deep.

This episode is 00:59:19 long.

This episode was published on Nov 8, 2019.

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