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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The pros and cons of charter schools

    Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed his first non-budget-related bill, which will regulate charter schools. This comes after teachers went on strike in Oakland and in Los Angeles to demand more rules for charters, among other things.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 6, 2019 • 1 min read

    Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed his first non-budget-related bill, which will regulate charter schools. This comes after teachers went on strike in Oakland and in Los Angeles to demand more rules for charters, among other things. Those strikes highlighted the problems charters pose for unionized teachers. Charters don’t have a unionized workforce. But there’s a reason these schools have caught on. When run right, parents see them as an attractive option.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    How kids process sexual abuse
    1. 0:00The pros and cons of charter schoolsYou’re reading this
    2. 11:36The future of prestige programming at HBO
    3. 20:03Why kids don’t recognize they’ve been sexually abused until much later in life
    4. 31:48Why women are more likely to study abroad than men
    5. 39:33Architecture’s highest prize goes to the designer of LA’S MOCA Grand
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