1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The first episode of Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson's podcast, Citations Needed, tackles the media hype surrounding the privatization of education. Show notes can be found here: 2010 tax form for Participant Foundation used to fund Waiting for Superman (note: four donors-- Waltons, Eli Broad, Donald Fisher, Dave Einhorn):&amp;nbsp;990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_ar…06_990PF.pdf Gates $2 million contribution to film&amp;nbsp;web.archive.org/web/2010101600404…C-OPP1019819.aspx Guest Jennifer Berkshire’s blog:&amp;nbsp; haveyouheardblog.com/ Guest Jennifer berkshire’s articles:&amp;nbsp; www.huffingtonpost.com/author/tips-391&amp;nbsp; www.salon.com/writer/jennifer_berkshire/ Books mentioned by Berkshire: The One Percent Solution&amp;nbsp;www.amazon.com/One-Percent-Solut…ing/dp/1501703064 New Orleans graduation rate stats article from 2014 by Adam&amp;nbsp;citationsneeded.com/2014/05/24/char…na-memory-hole/ Harlem Children Zone original board:&amp;nbsp; pbs.twimg.com/media/Cq8wM7cWgAAUfHN.jpg Further reading: www.nydailynews.com/opinion/turnove…ticle-1.3272954 newrepublic.com/article/140319/ch…ad-black-students www.nybooks.com/articles/2010/11/…-charter-schools/ www.commondreams.org/views/2016/11/…harter-schools www.counterpunch.org/2009/08/25/the…-it-s-managed/ www.counterpunch.org/2009/08/26/the…arter-schools/ www.alternet.org/education/how-ch…public-education www.counterpunch.org/2010/03/10/i-w…chool-teacher/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPACwRgw04 Citations Needed https://www.facebook.com/citationsneeded/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5529901/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/15976813