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Commodification of Education in Alberta
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As funding for charter schools in Alberta increases rapidly, public schools are under attack.
Rumneek Johal is joined by Wing Li with Support Our Students to discuss the rapid expansion of Charter schools in Alberta under conservative governments, and how they almost exclusively cater to elites using public funds, at the expense of everyday Albertans.
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