AUDIO: School’s Out: The Decimation of Public Education

Andrew Stelzer
,
 Making Contact
and
 Alternet.org
February 25, 2014

This edition of Making Contact explores how the privatization of public education is playing out across the country -- and how students and teachers are fighting back.

Featuring:   

  • Nuwar Ahmed, Philadelphia Student Union member
  • Joanne Tien, Teach for America alum
  • Su Jin Jez, assistant professor at California State University in Sacramento
  • Justin Fong, Teach For America’s Vice President of Internal Communications
  • Kerry Kretchmar, Caroll University professor
  • Wendy Kaufmyn, teacher at City College of San Francisco and Save CCSF Coalition member
  • Leslie Simon, teacher at City College of San Francisco and member of Save CCSF Coalition member
  • Itzel Calvo, former student of City College of San Francisco and member of Save CCSF Coalition
  • Ron Galatolo, chancellor at San Mateo Community College District

Special thanks to The WisconsinEye Network for use of audio content.
Report typos and corrections to: feedback@alternet.org.

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