Sen. Bernie Sanders said he opposes privately run charter schools

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From Politico

 NO CANDIDATE LEFT BEHIND: At a recent town hall event in New Hampshire, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said he opposes privately run charter schools. He said, “If we are going to have a strong democracy and be competitive globally, we need the best educated people in the world. And I believe in public education — I went to public schools my whole life. So I think rather than give tax breaks to billionaires, I think we invest in teachers and we invest in public education.” (h/t Diane Ravitch) Watch the video: (Sanders’ comments start around the 1-hour, 48-minute mark.) http://bit.ly/1JYENv6.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-education/2016/01/first-look-does-guidance-go-too-far-bernie-sanders-rejects-privately-run-charters-new-year-new-edu-quality-counts-212052#ixzz3wZYoNlCY