Episode 01 : The Charter School Scam

Citations Needed

Jul 12, 2017•56 min

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Episode description

The first episode of Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson's podcast, Citations Needed, tackles the media hype surrounding the privatization of education.

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2010 tax form for Participant Foundation used to fund Waiting for Superman (note: four donors-- Waltons, Eli Broad, Donald Fisher, Dave Einhorn): 990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_ar…06_990PF.pdf Gates $2 million contribution to film web.archive.org/web/2010101600404…C-OPP1019819.aspx

Guest Jennifer Berkshire's blog: haveyouheardblog.com/ Guest Jennifer berkshire's articles: www.huffingtonpost.com/author/tips-391 www.salon.com/writer/jennifer_berkshire/

Books mentioned by Berkshire: The One Percent Solution www.amazon.com/One-Percent-Solut…ing/dp/1501703064

New Orleans graduation rate stats article from 2014 by Adam citationsneeded.com/2014/05/24/char…na-memory-hole/

Harlem Children Zone original board: pbs.twimg.com/media/Cq8wM7cWgAAUfHN.jpg