Education Reform in Washington and in Los Angeles

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The deadline has passed for outsiders who want control of some campuses in LAUSD, the latest step in one of the nation's most dramatic efforts at school reform.  We hear from charter operators, teachers and parents competing to be in charge. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, President Obama's "Race to the Top" in education features charter schools and standardized tests to evaluate teacher performance.

The Los Angeles Unified School District has adopted a policy of massive change by offering control of many campuses to groups of outsiders as well as insiders. The deadline for take-over applications was midnight last night. We get a progress report. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, President Obama's "Race to the Top" in education features charter schools and standardized tests to evaluate teacher performance. Will it improve the much-criticized "No Child Left Behind" or is it the same — only more so?

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Katie Cooper, Christian Bordal