On Attacks on Public Education

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Mon, 02/19/2018 - 9:00am to 10:00am
Students protesting for public school funding

 

Bill Resnick talks with Bob Peterson, a founder of Rethinking Schools magazine and former president of the Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association, who blogs at Educate for Democracy. They discuss attacks on public education, the history of vouchers and charter schools, the working conditions of teachers, the role of the profit motive in privatization, and ways to get involved in improving schooling.

 

Image via Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images News / Getty Images / Universal Images Group Rights Managed / For Education Use Only

 

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