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Broad Foundation secret plan to get extremely wealthy people to invest in creating charter schools in LA - NBC Southern California

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Broad Foundation secret plan to get extremely wealthy people to invest in creating charter schools in LA



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A big uproar was created this week when a memo was leaked to the LA Times from the Eli Broad Foundation about a secret plan to get extremely wealthy people to invest in creating charter schools in LA. NBC4's Conan Nolan talks to both sides of the issue. First up: Steve Zimmer, the president of the LAUSD.