Episode

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Charter Schools

Name: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Charter Schools
Released: 2016-08-21
Duration: 35 min
Cast: John Oliver, Ryan Barger, David Kaye, Noel MacNeal, H. Jon Benjamin

Last Week Tonight with John OliverSeason 32016-08-21

Overview

Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.

Details

Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 22
Air date: 2016-08-21
Runtime: 35 min

Episode context

Charter Schools is Episode 22 in Season 3 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2016-08-21. The runtime is 35 min.

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