History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Court limits statewide charter schools
- 08-04-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
A state appeals court has restricted the State Board of Education’s authority to allow charter school organizations to open up multiple sites statewide. In a decision issued last week, the California 1st Court of Appeals ruled that the State Board improperly granted Aspire Public Schools charters for schools in Stockton and Los Angeles. If the ruling stands, the charters may be revoked for those schools and four more that Aspire granted since the 2007 suit was filed. Aspire also could reapply to local districts for charters where the schools are located. At issue is the State Board’s power to grant charters of statewide benefit that bypass local districts’ oversight. (more...)
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