Dale Russakoff: When Facebook Tried to Save Newark
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English - April 19, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB - ★★★★ - 307 ratingsEducation News newyork nypl conversation librarytalks live newyorkpubliclibrary Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Journalist Dale Russakoff's new book, “The Prize: Who’s In Charge of America’s Schools,” investigates the state of public education in America’s underserved communities. In this conversation with NYPL’s Jessica Strand, Russakoff tells the story of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million quest to transform the debilitated school system of Newark, New Jersey — and spark educational change across the country.