#889: The trials and triumphs of charter schools over the past decade, with Nina Rees

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Nina Rees, the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, joins Mike to discuss the state of charters as she plans to step down after eleven years at the helm. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses a new study on the power of teacher union endorsements in school board elections.</p><p><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>“Gratitude for Nina Rees, our lead CharterFolk who overcame immense challenge to elevate us all” —<a href='https://www.charterfolk.org/gratitude-for-nina-rees-our-lead-charterfolk-who-overcame-immense-challenge-to-elevate-us-all/'>Jed Wallace</a></li><li>“Our next chapter” —<a href='https://publiccharters.org/newsroom/blog/special-message-nina-rees/'>Nina Rees</a></li><li>Michael Hartney and Vladimir Kogan, “<a href='https://edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai23-841_0.pdf'>The politics of teachers’ union endorsements</a>,” Annenberg Institute<em> </em>(September 2023).</li></ul><p><b>Feedback Welcome:</b> Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at <a href='mailto:dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org'>dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p>