Ep. 145 - Jan. 9, 2019: Charter Schools Facing an Unlikely Opponent: Turkish Government

When Magnolia Public Schools, a charter school network based in California, tried to open a new science academy in Anaheim, its proposal was opposed by lobbyists paid by the government of Turkey. Caprice Young, former CEO of Magnolia Public Schools, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's battles against charter schools across the U.S. This is the subject of a new article by Menachem Wecker, "Turkey's Fight Against U.S. Charters." https://www.educationnext.org/turkey-fight-against-us-charters-autocrat-declares-war-high-performing-american-schools