Education officials met at the M.L. Harris Auditorium on the campus of Philander Smith College for a town hall meeting focusing on parental choice in public schools. Among the topics covered: the debate between public and private schools, the growth of charter schools and the future of education in Little Rock, as well as across the state.
Advocates square off on charter, traditional public education
The issue of school choice and its effect on traditional public schools — particularly in regard to open-enrollment charter schools and the Little Rock School …