The Politics Hour
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-01-04/politics-hour
Federal lawmakers walk Congress -- and the region's local economy -- to the edge of a "fiscal cliff." The District's homicide rate dips below a major landmark. And one of Virginia's most prominent Republicans publicly ponders an independent run for governor. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Guests
Tom Sherwood
Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers
Kaya Henderson
Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools
Chris Van Hollen
U.S. House of Representatives (D-Maryland, 8th District)
Politics Hour Video
D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson addresses the District’s school boundaries, an issue she has said could end up pitting communities and neighborhoods against one another. "I love my job, I’m willing to do lots of hard things, but this is the thing I fear most," says Henderson.
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Question - why does the Chancellor find it so surprising that people want neighborhood schools? It seems to me that the reason for Charter Schools and all the other alternative schools is because students simply don't have "good" schools in their neighborhoods. Frankly I've always thought it ridiculous that there were all these "alternative schools" popping up when the goal of the DC government should have been to make ALL schools equal, no matter what ward you live in, so that ALL children have the same opportunities, and children and parents don't have to look outside of their own neighborhoods for excellent education.
Claudia Telliho
Washington, DC