Choice in education (OpEd, Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 11:00am
America's public schools have played a role in reducing inequality and increasing the bonds between people of diverse backgrounds. Yet, as we struggle through a particularly partisan era, a period in which the middle class is shrinking and income inequality is increasing, there is a growing movement to privatize public schools.