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Wayne Au: Learning to Read: Charter Schools, Public Education, and the Politics of Educational Research | Seattle Education

Wayne Au: Learning to Read: Charter Schools, Public Education, and the Politics of Educational Research | Seattle Education:

Wayne Au: Learning to Read: Charter Schools, Public Education, and the Politics of Educational Research

Dr. Wayne Au is an Assistant Professor in the Education Program at the University of Washington in Bothell. Dr. Au is also editor of Rethinking Schools.

Dr. Au was a panelist at the PTA forum on charter schools that was held on February 28, 2012. To follow are the opening remarks that he made.

Learning to Read: Charter Schools, Public Education, and the Politics of Educational Research

By Wayne Au

Good evening. Some of you might recall that about a month ago The Seattle Times published an Op-Ed that I