What's Happening At East Ramapo?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 17, 2014

This week, "This American Life" devoted a full hour to the situation with the East Ramapo school board. Following up on TAL's reporting and our coverage last year, Mareesa Nicosia, education reporter at The Journal News. talks about the latest from the embattled school district, including state oversight. Governor Cuomo has appointed a fiscal monitor, there's a district lawsuit over special education funding, and public school buildings have been sold. 

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