What We’re Watching: Whose Side Are You On? The NAACP Sues Charter Schools



By Education Next   01/18/2012

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A new video from Choice Media TV tells the story of how the NAACP in New York ended up joining a lawsuit filed by the New York City teachers union to evict charter schools from buildings they share with traditional district schools. “Why would the NAACP agree to sue the very charter schools that were providing so many black kids with a high quality education?” the producers wonder.




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