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#sosmarch Matt Damon criticizes Eva Moskowitz’s charters at D.C. rally | GothamSchools

Matt Damon criticizes Eva Moskowitz’s charters at D.C. rally | GothamSchools

Matt Damon criticizes Eva Moskowitz’s charters at D.C. rally

A contingent of New York teachers joined thousands of protesters from across the country in Washington, D.C. on Saturday to march against the Obama administration’s education policies.

Joining them was actor and budding philanthropist Matt Damon, who railed against “corporate reformers.” In an interview with GothamSchools, Damon exhibited a familiarity with New York City education politics, criticizing co-locations of charter schools and district schools and calling out the Success Charter Network in particular.

The march was the main draw of a four-day event called “Save Our Schools,” which included a conference and a film festival. A coalition of more than 100 teachers came down from New York City, including groups from the