Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The book was mentioned as a critique of issues within the education system, specifically detailing how charter schools may disproportionately enroll certain student demographics while expelling others, contributing to segregation and inequitable funding.
Many studies show that charters enroll a disproportionately small share of students who are English language learners or who have disabilities as compared with their home district. A survey of expulsi...
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Episode: Part Two: The Ballad of Bill Gates
The book was mentioned as a critique of issues within the education system, specifically detailing how charter schools may disproportionately enroll certain student demographics while expelling others, contributing to segregation and inequitable funding.
Many studies show that charters enroll a disproportionately small share of students who are English language learners or who have disabilities as compared with their home district. A survey of expulsion rates in the District of Columbia found that the charters which enroll nearly half of the student population of the district expel large numbers of children. The charter's expulsion rate is 72 times the expulsion rate in public schools.