Radio Roundtable: School Vouchers For Charter And Private Schools?

WKNO | By Justin Willingham

Published January 18, 2013 at 5:03 PM CST

This week on the Behind the Headlines Radio Roundtable, the panel discusses creating a school voucher or scholarship program for charter and private schools in Tennessee, and the potential consequences for public education in the state.

This week's panel includes host Eric Barnes, publisher of the Memphis Daily News, TN State Senator Brian Kelsey, Chris Caldwell from the countywide school board, and Bill Dries from the Memphis Daily News.

For a review of the top news stories of the week, you can tune-in to Behind the Headlines Friday evenings at 7 on WKNO-TV 10.

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