Whitney Tilson: “We don't allow for profit charters, any of these online…”

“It educates 300 odd schools, are educating 150,000 kids, about 15% of New York City public school kids. And I'm proud to say we have one of the best charter sectors in the country. We don't allow for profit charters, any of these online charters, the things that give the charter movement a black eye. And there is rigorous accountability. I can tell you the 18 KIPP schools that we operate in New York City every five years, each one of those schools is given, goes through a real root canal evaluation by its charter authorizer.” (05:07–05:13)

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