Nov 9, 2020
Alberta is the only province in the country that allows charter
schools, and Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party has now
removed the cap that had limited their expansion. Joel French,
Executive Director of Public Interest Alberta, joins Team Advantage
to discuss the first new charter school in Alberta in 13 years,
opening about 50km from Edmonton. Why a new charter school— in the
same location a public school recently closed? How does this relate
to the broader changes that are happening within Alberta's public
education system?
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