The search for a quality education is the great obsession of American political discourse. The advent of Charter Schools in the 1990s is the latest intervention created to address the educational deficits that challenge the country.  Atlanta, GA charter school system is the focus of this podcast conversation between Politics or Politiking and Mr. Fred Parham. Can the conversion of the Atlanta Public School System to a charter system be the ultimate solution for African Americans in the quest for access to a quality educational experience. Join us as we dive into an intellectual conversation concerning these questions and moreso the Poltics of Charter Schools and Public Schools. 

 

BOOKS MENTIONED AS REFERENCES:

1. The Art of Leadership - Oba Shaka
2. None of the Above - Shani Robinson & Anna Simonton 
3. Nation Building - Kwame Akoto 
4. Too Much Schooling Too Little Education - Mwalimu J. Shujaa
5. We Need You - Mawuli Davis 
6. The Reawakening Of The African Mind - Asa g. Hilliard, III
7. The MArron WIthin Us - Asa G. Hilluard 
8. The American Experience 
9. Kindezi: The Cono Art of Babysiting - K. Kia Bunseki Fu-Kiau & A.M. Lukondo-Wamba

 

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