About this episode

Todd Ziebarth discusses the calls to rescind Governor McKee's charter school award and the broader context of charter school debates in Rhode Island.

Todd Ziebarth, Chief of State Policy and Advocacy for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, joins The Dan Yorke Show . Ziebarth responds to calls demanding that Governor Dan McKee's 2009 charter school champion award be rescinded, and provides national context on the ongoing political and policy debates surrounding Rhode Island's public charter systems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Yorke

Guest: Todd Ziebarth

Topics covered

• charter schools
• education policy
• Rhode Island
• political debates
• Governor McKee

Keywords

• charter school award
• Todd Ziebarth
• Governor McKee
• public charter systems
• education advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

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