John Oliver misses the point on charter schools

Published August 22, 2016 5:33pm ET



Between jokes about Harambe and the failed NBC show “The Mysteries of Laura,” talk show host John Oliver delivered a screed about corruption in public charter schools on his Sunday night HBO talk show.

While Oliver didn’t lie about charters, he did leave viewers with an inaccurate perception of charters and missed the most important point: Most charter students learn more in those schools than they would in a traditional public school.

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