"Scholarly Investments"

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Scholarly Investments

By NANCY HASS

Published: December 6, 2009

Charter schools have become the “hot cause” for New York’s hedge fund managers.
 
 
Without understanding the politics of charter schools, I am for them based on their principle.  Similarly I am not against the concept of capitalism, at least in the way I understand it.
 
All the same, this article about the financial support that New York charter schools get from hedge fund managers was disconcerting in a way that I don't yet understand.  I will have to explore this in greater detail.