City charter schools are in a fight for a future in Chicago
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
January 25, 20244m 26s
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Show Notes
Charter schools in Chicago face a reckoning.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago Board of Education is highly skeptical of these privately run, but publicly funded, schools. These board members get their first chance to put charter schools on a tighter leash. They will consider contract renewals for 49 charters, serving 28,000 students.
WBEZ’s Sarah Karp explains the ongoing debate behind this vote. Host: Mary Dixon