Topic: Charter Schools

2 chapters across the catalog

51: Civil Wrongs
• 2:21:09 - 2:23:13

51: Civil Wrongs

School Choice Now Act, Tim Scott and Charter Schools

Adam Curry provides details on the School Choice Now Act, introduced by Senator Tim Scott and co-sponsored by several Republican senators. The hosts discuss the success of charter schools in underserved communities and the opposition from unions who fear losing the ability to "indoctrinate" children. Mo Facts notes that unions often fail to protect the teachers they claim to represent.

20: Separate but Equal
• 6:21 - 9:06

20: Separate but Equal

Modern School Segregation and the Failure of Integration

Current data suggests American schools are as segregated today as they were in the 1950s and 1960s. The discussion highlights how affluent white and Asian students often attend high-performing schools while black and Latino students remain in underfunded systems, despite the promises of Brown v. Board of Education.