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#23 Whose America?, pt. 2: Inner City Blues

The Martyr Made Podcast

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The Problem With the New York City Public School System

The New York City public school system was created in the 1840s to deal with the hordes of Irish kids suddenly running the streets. In 1896, Catholics were finally able to overhaul the public school system and eliminate all local boards altogether. The reforms placated the Irish Catholics, but very quickly the schools were taken up into the city's corrupt patronage political system. A panel released its findings in November of 1967. And the solutions it proposed were quite radical and involved bringing over a century of school reforms full circle.

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