Charter schools are public schools, but there are differences in how they are structured, funded, and overseen. On The Point, we talk with educators and public school administrators about why charter schools got started in Massachusetts, how they’ve evolved over the past two decades, and some of the distinctions between the public school and charter school models.
Guests on the program are as follows:
Jeff Wulfson, Deputy Commissioner at the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Tim Nicolette, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association
Merrie Najimy, President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association
Dr. Chris Martell, Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University’s Wheelock School of Education
Dr. Pamela Gould, Superintendent at Sandwich Public School
Paul Marble, Executive Director of Sturgis Charter Public School
