Analysis: Controversy over public school quality and arguments for and against vouchers and charter schools

From: Talk of the Nation (NPR) | Date: October 26, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

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Analysis: Controversy over public school quality and arguments for and against vouchers and charter schools

Host: JUAN WILLIAMS Time: 2:00-3:00 PM

JUAN WILLIAMS, host:

From Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, it's TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Juan Williams.

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WILLIAMS: As part of our Changing Face of America series, we're in Cleveland to discuss the nation's often-criticized public schools. Doubts about the schools are being expressed through the rapid growth of charter schools and home schooling. Those doubts are also seen in the ...

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