Tag: Erica Frankenberg

• Charters and Access: Here is Evidence

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  November 20, 2015

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  Charter Schools

  So you might have had a chance to hear what charter proponents (lobbyist, talking heads etc) think about Hillary Clinton’s recent comments (See A WOW from @HillaryClinton on Charter Schools) on charters schools (i.e. Dear Hillary, Here’s where you’re wrong on charter schools: Column and Clinton’s Charter School Exaggeration). The Hillary campaign recently responded to these critics (See Yes, Hillary Clinton supports charter schools. She also…

  

• Why judges say charters are NOT public schools— students and parents should be nervous

  4–6 minutes

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  January 2, 2013

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  African Americans, Charter Schools

  The common refrain is that charter schools are public schools. Critics, such as Diane Ravitch, have said that charter schools accept public money but act private. I have levied a variety of critiques at charters (Even made Jonathan Alter a little bit mad) despite the fact that I was an instructor at an Aspire charter…