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Pondiscio: Urban Charter Schools Offer Unprecedented Educational Opportunity for Historically Underserved Kids. Now, They’re Under Attack From Within. Who’ll Stand Up for Them?

Steven Wilson, founder and former CEO of Ascend Charter Schools, speaks at a school event (Center for Reinventing Public Education)

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November 17, 2020

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