Is The Dalio Gift To Public Schools Worth It?
Podcast |
The Full Story
Publisher |
WSHU Public Radio
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Government
News
Publication Date |
Jul 25, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:47:46
$100 million! That’s how much the foundation of hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has pledged to give Connecticut to help the state’s low-performing public schools. But the project has been exempt from transparency and ethics rules, which has some officials worried. Are these public-private partnerships a good idea? We find out with guests: Christopher Keating, capitol bureau chief, Hartford Courant Vincent Candelora, Connecticut state representative, R-Branford Patrice McCarthy, deputy director and general counsel, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Frederick McKinney, Ph.D., Carlton Highsmith Chair of Innovation Entrepreneurship and director, People’s United Center for Innovation Entrepreneurship , Quinnipiac University Christopher Clouet, Ed.D., superintendent, Shelton Public Schools
$100 million! That’s how much the foundation of hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has pledged to give Connecticut to help the state’s low-performing public schools. But the project has been exempt from transparency and ethics rules, which has some officials worried. Are these public-private partnerships a good idea? We find out with guests: Christopher Keating, capitol bureau chief, Hartford Courant Vincent Candelora, Connecticut state representative, R-Branford Patrice McCarthy, deputy director

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