A School Monitor for East Ramapo; A NJ Pipeline; Desegregating NYC Schools

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 20, 2015

The troubled East Ramapo district is finally getting a monitor to oversee the school board. New York State education commissioner MaryEllen Elia and newly-appointed monitor Dennis Walcott discuss how they plan to reconcile differences between Orthodox Jewish board members and public school families in the district. Plus: an approved gas pipeline in New Jersey; your calls on how gentrification affects affordable housing; Councilman Brad Lander talks about legislation to desegregate NYC schools; and is our online information ever fully protected?

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