School News

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
From the debate over “mayoral control” to protests over large cuts in the education budget, this has been a busy week for New York City public schools. Schools Chancellor Joel Klein discusses this week’s events and where we go from here. Plus: two prominent local Reverends discuss the role of politics at the pulpit and a briefing on the economy.

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