Guests: STEVE DRUMMOND
NPR's Education Editor
JEANNE ALLEN
President of the Center for Education Reform, Washington, DC
BELLA ROSENBERG
Assistant to the President, American Federation of Teachers
KENNETH BURNLEY
CEO, Detroit Public Schools
REVERED FLOYD FLAKE
President, Edison Charter Schools
Former, Democratic Congressman from Queens, New York (1986-97)
Parents at five public schools in New York City have overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give control of their classrooms to a company called Edison Schools. Edison is well known in the business of privatizing public schools and managing entire school districts. Some parents and school administrators like what the company does; others say Edison's approach doesn't help. Join Juan Williams and guests for a look at school privatization.
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