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Harleston, Robb - Host
THE NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK AND JOINS US FROM NEW YORK TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL CHOICE AND EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAMS. THE GROUP, THE NATIONAL SCHOOL...
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. HOST: FIRST,
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Harleston, Robb - Host
TELL US WHAT IS NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK AND HOW DID THAT GET STARTED? GUEST:
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE EDUCATION IN THIS COUNTRY TO COME TOGETHER, CELEBRATE SCHOOL CHOICE, WHERE ...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
WHAT MADE YOUR SCHOOL SO GREAT TO GO TO AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR SCHOOL THAT ISN'T GOING ON TODAY? GUEST: IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
SEE IT GOING ON, IT'S THAT I DON'T SEE IT IN EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL. I WENT TO A GREAT SCHOOL WITH GREAT TEACHERS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN MY EDUCATION. MY...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
STATEMENT FROM THE LAWYERS COMMITTEE THAT WE WANT TO READ TO YOU, HAVING TO DO WITH THEIR TAKE ON NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK. THEY SAY -- THIS STATEMENT...
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
BY A LAWYER, THAT'S MY FIRST RESPONSE. MY SECOND RESPONSE, THIS IS ABOUT KIDS. WE NEED TO REFOCUS DIALOGUE ON CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT ABOUT BRICKS...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THE INTERVIEW WE'RE GOING TO BE REFERRING TO HIS WEBSITE, SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK.COM, AS WELL AS A PACKET OF INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE FROM THE ALLIANCE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
FOR FIVE YEARS. THEY'RE A GREAT ORGANIZATION. WE WORK WITH THEM, WE ALSO WORK WITH 500 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, 3,000 SCHOOLS, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, CHARTER,...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
OUR FIRST CALL COMES FROM AL IN CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. GO AHEAD, AL. CALLER:
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HI, JUST TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU. YOU STARTED TO ANSWER FINALLY THE FIRST QUESTION. WHERE IS THE NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK GET THEIR FUNDING? AND, THE...
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
GUEST: TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, THERE ARE 3600 EVENTS GOING ON, SPANNING ALL 50 STATES. THESE RANGE FROM RALLIES AT STATE HOUSES TO MEETINGS...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
REPUBLICANS LINE. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING, ANA DREW, HOW ARE YOU? I GOD TO BE A PART OF THE EVENT AND FOUND IT TO BE VERY EXCITING. WHAT CAN PARENTS DO TO TAKE AN ACTIVE RULE TO MAKE...
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
THANKS FOR COMING OUT. THANKS TO SCHOOL CHOICE OHIO, THE NORTHWEST OHIO SCHOLARSHIP FUND, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY INSPIRING MORNING. WHAT PARENTS CAN DO...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
OUR DISCUSSION REGARDING SCHOOL CHOICE AND EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAMS, WITH ANDREW CAMPANELLA FROM NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM...
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ANNE JOHNSON. I WAS A SPEAKER AT THE TOLEDO STOP FOR THE WHISTLE STOP TOUR, FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO COMMEND ANDREW FOR...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
ARE YOU, WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN AND TELL US ABOUT THE CHOICE YOU AND YOUR PARENTS MADE ABOUT WHICH SCHOOL YOU WERE GOING TO? CALLER: HI, I'M
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13 -- HOST:
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Harleston, Robb - Host
OK. SO, 13, WHAT IS THAT SEVENTH, EIGHTH GRADE? CALLER: I'M EIGHTH GRADE,
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YES. HOST: HOW DID YOU
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AND YOUR PARENTS MAKE A CHOICE ON WHERE YOU WENT TO SCHOOL? CALLER: I WANTED TO BE
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AN ACTRESS AND A SINGER, AND I WANTED TO GO TO AN ART SCHOOL, AND THERE WAS AN ART SCHOOL LOCALLY, AND I REALLY WANTED TO GO THERE AND MY PARENTS...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
CAMPANELLA. GUEST: WELL, RUTH ANNE, FIRST
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
OF ALL YOUR STORY IN TOLEDO INSPIRED SO MANY PEOPLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT STORY SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN KNOW THAT SCHOOL CHOICE IS NOT JUST A POLITICAL...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
PARENT. YOU'RE ON THE "WASHINGTON JOURNAL."
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN, HOW Y'ALL DOING? I JUST, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, LEFT A SITUATION WHERE I HAD A SON WHO HAD BEEN FOR YEARS WITH...
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
YOU GO, TALK ABOUT HOW BALANCING A CHECKBOOK IS DIFFERENT FROM BASIC MATH SKILLS. CALLER: THE THING
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IS, IT'S NOT BASIC MATH SKILLS. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE YOU WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT HAVING THREE VARIABLES, I...
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
YOU A FEW THINGS, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ONLINE, LOOK INTO K12 NATIONAL ACADEMY, THEY'VE BEEN GREAT THROUGHOUT...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT A GRAPHIC WE HAVE FROM THE PACKET FROM THE ALLIANCE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE, 2011-2012. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRAMS OFFERED IS 27. THE...
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
CAME OUT LAST WEEK ABOUT PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS, BOTH FROM THE ALLIANCE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE AND ALSO THE FREEDMAN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL ...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
CALLING FROM EAST LAKE, OHIO, RENEE IS A STUDENT THERE IN EAST LAKE. GO AHEAD, RENEE. CALLER: HI, IT IS
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ME, RENEE, AND I WAS AT THE CLEVELAND WHISTLE STOP TOUR, IN THE CENTER. HOST: TELL US
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ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE THERE. CALLER: IT
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WAS VERY FUN. IT WASN'T OF COURSE THE FIRST TIME I WAS THERE, BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL ALWAYS HELD A LOT OF FIELD TRIPS THERE, AND I ALWAYS HAD FUN AT THEM....
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Harleston, Robb - Host
OF SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO RENEE, AND HOW DID YOU AND YOUR PARENTS COME TO MAKE THAT CHOICE? CALLER: WELL, I GO
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TO OHVA. MY SISTER USED TO BE IN ONE SCHOOL BUT SHE WAS PICKED ON, SO MY FAMILY THOUGHT WE SHOULD TRY SOMETHING ELSE, AND THEY FOUND OHVA.
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| 00:21:28 |
Campanella, Andrew - Director
GUEST: I HOPE YOU GOT YOUR NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK SCARF WHEN YOU WERE AT THE EVENT. I WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE THESE SCARFS. THIS SCARF IS WORN...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
COMES FROM DELL, DELL IS AN EDUCATOR. AND WE WANT TO SHOW A PICTURE OF SOME SUPPORTERS ON THE STEPS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE CAPITOL IN HARRISBURG IN...
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FORMER EDUCATOR, I'M IN MY 70'S. I HAVE A QUESTION I WANT TO GIVE YOU FIRST, I WANT TO GIVE YOU ALSO COMMENTARY. QUESTION BEING, HOW DOES SCHOOL CHOICE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
ANDREW CAMPNELLA, PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK. GUEST: YES, THERE IS
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
SCHOOL CHOICE IN OTHER COUNTRIES. THE NETHERLANDS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. THEY HAVE VERY ROBUST SCHOOL CHOICE OPTIONS FOR THEIR FAMILIES, PART OF THEIR...
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UP, JAMES FROM JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. HOW ARE YOU DOING? CALLER: I AM 66 YEARS OLD,
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AND I WAS ALWAYS FORTUNATE. MY FATHER WAS AN OLD SERVICEMEN FROM THE GET GO FROM 1928 -- FROM THE GET-GO FROM 1928. I ALWAYS WENT TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS....
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
THINK YOU ARE DESCRIBING SCHOOL CHOICE AT ITS FINEST WITH PARENTS ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH TEACHERS AND FINDING GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR KIDS. YOU...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
IN THIS MORNING'S "NEW YORK TIMES" HAS THE HEADLINE -- ANDREW CAMPANELLA, YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS EDITORIAL? GUEST: IF YOU LOOK
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
AT ACTUAL RESEARCH, YOU WILL FIND THAT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE EDUCATING KIDS AT VERY HIGH LEVELS. MATH SCORES ARE UP. READING SCORES ARE UP. GRADUATION...
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IS CEDRIC, AN EDUCATOR. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON. I HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH MUCH OF WHAT'S ANDREW CAMPANELLA -- WHAT ANDREW CAMPANELLA SAYS. HE SAYS CHOICE IS NOT...
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
ARE NOT. THAT IS NOT TRUE. HOST: CEDRIC, WHERE DO YOU
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Harleston, Robb - Host
GET YOUR NUMBERS? CALLER: I AM AWARE
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OF MOST OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN A PARTICULAR CITY THAT ARE NOT DOING WELL AT ALL. IN MY HOME TOWN, WE HAVE A SCHOOL CHOICE. WE HAVE THE SCHOOL OF MATH...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
CAMPANELLA? GUEST: TWO THINGS --
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
WHAT YOU DESCRIBED WITH PARENTS BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE SCHOOLS WITHIN THE PUBLIC SYSTEM IS A LARGE PART OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. LET ME CLARIFY --...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
KIP MEANS. GUEST: KNOWLEDGE
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
IS POWER PROGRAM. THEY ARE EDUCATING KIDS WHO SOME SYSTEMS HAVE WRITTEN OFF AS TOO DIFFICULT TO EDUCATE. EVERY CHILD IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY CAN LEARN....
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Harleston, Robb - Host
WE WANT TO SHOW OUR VIEWERS A LIST OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS CHOICE -- AGAIN, WE GET THIS FROM THE ALLIANCE OF SCHOOL CHOICE. NEXT UP IS SANDRA...
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GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHEN YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THE LARGEST RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OHIO, WE ARE ON OUR SECOND YEAR WITH A HIGH SCHOOL. THE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
CAMPANELLA? GUEST:
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
THE WAY WE CAN IMPROVE SYSTEMS AND SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTRY AND IMPROVE SYSTEMS LIKE YOU ARE DESCRIBING IS PROVIDE PARENTS WITH MORE ROBUST CHOICE. NATIONAL...
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| 00:40:27 |
Harleston, Robb - Host
WITH ANDREW CAMPANELLA, THE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK. TO FIND OUT MORE, YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE. THANKS FOR BEING ON THE "WASHINGTON...
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Campanella, Andrew - Director
GUEST: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THE NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK. HOST: COMING
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Harleston, Robb - Host
UP, INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE IN ASSISTING INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS. WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK. [CAPTIONING...
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