Sean Gallagher

Executive Director, Akili Academy

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Executive Director of the Akili Academy, a K-8 public charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Charter schools are being touted as the free-market alternative for parents whose kids are stuck in failing institutions, especially in inner cities.

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Charter schools are being touted as the free-market alternative for parents whose kids are stuck in failing institutions, especially in inner cities.

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