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What makes the Los Angeles teachers’ strike different from the strikes that swept the country last year? In L.A., a robust charter school sector competes with the traditional public schools for funds.
Guest: Dana Goldstein, education reporter for the New York Times.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon, with help from Danielle Hewitt.
