This show originally aired in March of 2014. n today's show Cheryl interviews blogger Jonathan Pelto about the current assault on public education that is driven by funding from three foundations, the Gates Foundations, the Walton Foundation (Wal Mart family) and the Brode Foundation. It's happening across the nation and is really heating up in Connecticut this year. What you hear today may shock you. Jonathan's website is www.jonathanpelto.com
This is a special program on the corporate attempt to take over and privatize our public schools with Charter Schools. The show will expose how the "reform" movement under Obamas "Race to the Top" is being used as a guise to bring about this privatization of our public schools. Youll learn how theyre doing it, whos behind it and what you can do about it. This is the first of a series of monthly interviews on the topic.
The Assault on Public Education is produced in the studio of WWUH 91.3 FM at the University of Hartford and airs monthly the last Monday of the month from 12- 1:00 PM.. on Wednesdays at 12:00 pm at WWUH 91.3 FM (www.wwuh.org)
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