Episode Synopsis "The Cost of Choice: Charter Schools & Their Political Headwinds"

2021 brought us the 87th Texas Legislative Session and a whole lot more-- an inauguration, Snowvid, and vaccine rollouts, to name a few. The end of the school year is now within view the Legislative Session is also rapidly coming to a close. Charter schools serve less than 7% of Texas’s students, but the controversy around school choice looms much larger. Each session is an opportunity to continue to define and refine public school education in our state. Enjoy the first episode in our 2-part series regarding advocacy at YES Prep.

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