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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A New Charter School Plan from Great Public Schools Now

    Last September, a confidential draft memo from an organization called Great Public Schools Now was published by the LA Times. The memo said that several pro-charter schools groups wanted to build more than 200 charters and enroll half of LA’s public school students in them.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 15, 2016 • 1 min read

    Last September, a confidential draft memo from an organization called Great Public Schools Now was published by the LA Times. The memo said that several pro-charter schools groups wanted to build more than 200 charters and enroll half of LA’s public school students in them. That caused a lot of outrage, mainly from the teachers union and traditional public school supporters. Great Public Schools Now has since pulled back from that idea, but today it’s coming out with another ambitious plan. What is it?

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    Can a New Charter School Plan Really Improve LA Public Schools?
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    2. 9:48President of United Teachers Los Angeles Responds to a New Charter Proposal
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    5. 83:38The Grateful Dead Aren't Dead
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Can a New Charter School Plan Really Improve LA Public Schools?
    1. 0:30A New Charter School Plan from Great Public Schools NowYou’re reading this
    2. 9:48President of United Teachers Los Angeles Responds to a New Charter Proposal
    3. 40:14Ballet in LA
    4. 59:35When Late Night Hosts Respond to News
    5. 83:38The Grateful Dead Aren't Dead
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