Episode 5: Education is Local
Special guests Alison, an executive director of an education foundation, and Shannon, an education reporter, join Sophy and Kelly to discuss the state of K-12 education in the US under Betsy DeVos and what parents and other concerned citizens can do to get involved.
References:
Binelli, Mark. "Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost, " The New York Times Magazine. September 5, 2017.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/magazine/michigan-gambled-on-charter-schools-its-children-lost.htmlCamera, Lauren. "The Evolution of Betsy DeVos," U.S. News. October 2, 2017.
https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2017-10-02/the-evolution-of-betsy-devos-and-private-school-choiceGerstein, Michael. "W. Michigan forum, DeVos family target pension reform," The Detroit News. September 28, 2016.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/09/28/michigan-forum-devos-family-target-pension-reform/91241584/Nilsen, Ella and Carly Sitrin. "How Betsy DeVos is quietly erasing Obama's education legacy," Vox. October 2, 2017.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/2/16229474/devos-erasing-obamas-education-legacyRhodes, Dusty. "Illinois Issues: The Man With The Education Reform Mission," NPR Illinois. September 7, 2017.
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-man-education-reform-missionStanton, Zack. "How Betsy DeVos Used God and Amway to Take Over Michigan Politics," Politico Magazine. January 15, 2017.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/betsy-dick-devos-family-amway-michigan-politics-religion-214631Truong, Debbie. "Future of public education in Virginia at stake in governor’s race," The Washington Post. October 5, 2017.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/future-of-public-education-in-virginia-at-stake-in-governors-race/2017/10/05/0f385722-9fe8-11e7-9c8d-cf053ff30921_story.html?utm_term=.347f4fc2babe
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