The prize : who's in charge of America's schools? /

When Mark Zuckerberg announced in front of a cheering Oprah audience his $100 million pledge to transform the Newark Schools--and to solve the education crisis in every city in America--it looked like a huge win for then-mayor Cory Booker and Governor Chris Christie. But their plans soon ran into a...

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Main Author: Russakoff, Dale (Author)
Other Authors: Cross, Pete (Narrator)
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: Holland, Ohio : Dreamscape Media, [2015]
Edition:Unabridged.
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Summary:When Mark Zuckerberg announced in front of a cheering Oprah audience his $100 million pledge to transform the Newark Schools--and to solve the education crisis in every city in America--it looked like a huge win for then-mayor Cory Booker and Governor Chris Christie. But their plans soon ran into a constituency not so easily moved--Newark's key education players, fiercely protective of their billion-dollar-per-annum system. It's a prize that, for generations, has enriched seemingly everyone, except Newark's students.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Physical Description:7 sound discs (8 hr., 44 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9781681417004
1681417006