Talk Out of School

The real story of charter schools & the evolution of the Democratic Party on this issue

Episode Summary

Leonie interviews Carol Burris, executive director of Network for Public Education and Julian Vasquez Heilig, education scholar at Western Michigan University, about the real truth behind on charter schools and the evolution of the Democratic party on this issue.

Episode Notes

Politico, Prominent New York charter group launches 7-figure ad buy to support pro-Adams policy https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/04/new-york-charter-group-pro-adams-policy-00150512

StudentsFirstNY Launches Seven-Figure Campaign to Extend Mayoral Accountability in New York City Schools https://www.studentsfirstny.org/studentsfirstny_launches_seven_figure_campaign_to_extend_mayoral_accountability_in_new_york_city_schools

Network for Public Education “Public School in America: Measuring Each State’s Commitment to Democratically Governed Schools

Video: US House Education and the Workforce Committee Hearings on Charter Schools, March 6, 2024 https://www.congress.gov/committees/video/house-education-and-the-workforce/hsed00/DfEct2eEZYU

Video: Julian Vasquez Heilig Testifies on Charter Schools before thee House Committee on Education and the Workforce https://vimeo.com/928027641

Julian Vasquez Heilig written testimony before US House on Charter Schools, https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116906/witnesses/HHRG-118-ED14-Wstate-VasquezHeiligJ-20240306.pdf

Julian Vasquez Heilig blog, Cloaking Inequity https://cloakinginequity.com/2024/03/06/reflecting-on-a-momentous-day-testimony-to-congress-on-school-choice/

Network for Public Education critique of CREDO 2023report on charter schools https://networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/In-Fact-or-Fallacy-CREDO-Report-1.pdf

Is Choice a Panacea? An Analysis of Black Secondary Student Attrition from KIPP, Other Privately Operated Charters, and Urban Districts https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0vs9d4fr

Long-Term Impacts of KIPP Middle and High Schools on College Enrollment, Persistence, and Attainment https://www.mathematica.org/publications/long-term-impacts-of-kipp-middle-and-high-schools-on-college-enrollment-persistence-and-attainment