Joel Klein Calls for More Charter Schools and a Loosening of the Teachers Union Grip

‘The idea that in New York, there’s almost 15 percent of kids in charters and another 50,000 or so on waiting lists for charters is truly a tribute to the fact that we made a big change,’ the former schools chancellor says.

Joel Klein.

A former chancellor of New York’s education department tells the Sun during an interview that the city “needs a whole hell of a lot more” charter schools but is hamstrung by the teachers unions.

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