INTERVIEW: State Schools Chief on Birmingham Investigation
Some highlights and time pegs:
*First five minutes — an overview of the coming investigation.
*05:28 — how a true takeover might happen.
*05:54 — discussion of the cost of the state investigation.
*07:09 — speaking of finances, something the Birmingham City School district has done well.
*07:33 — discussion of the tax revenue climate and potential cost efficiencies.
*08:05 — how charter schools fit in all this.
*09:20 — Bice responds to accusation of racism.
*11:13 — Bice’s advice for parents, teachers, students, and administrators in the Birmingham System.
*12:14 — Bice’s assessment of Craig Witherspoon.
*13:10 — reasons for optimism.
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