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*** THIS SERIES CONFRONTS ISSUES IN AMERICAN LIFE THAT, THOUGH VITALLY IMPORTANT, ARE OFTEN IGNORED OR MISUNDERSTOOD. HOW DID THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT WAS ONCE THE ENVY OF THE WORLD BECOME A NATIONAL BLACK EYE? IT SEEMS THAT CONTROL OF OUR SYSTEM FELL INTO THE HANDS OF AUTOCRATIC EDUCATORS AND BUREAUCRATS AND BECAME BROKEN, POSSIBLY BEYOND REPAIR. NOW AN INCREASING CHORUS SAYS THAT COMPETITION AND SCHOOL CHOICE ARE THE ANSWERS. THIS EPISODE INVESTIGATES THE PROPOSED REFORMS ON ALL SIDES, INCLUDING PULIC VOUCHERS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM. ***
