President of United Teachers Los Angeles Responds to a New Charter Proposal

Jun. 15, 2016

The head of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s teachers union responds to Myrna Castrejon of Great Public Schools Now.

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Credits

Guest:

Alex Caputo-Pearl - president of United Teachers Los Angeles - @UTLAnow

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Sarah Sweeney

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