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Cortines: LAUSD should be in charge
- 02-19-2010
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By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Ramon Cortines recommended Thursday that the district keep control of a majority of schools that are part of a reform effort allowing outside groups to compete to run campuses. Cortines' list of suggested operators for the 36 new and underperforming schools would allow outside groups to run 10 campuses. The rest would remain under LAUSD control. His recommendations follow months of heated exchanges and accusations between the teachers, nonprofit groups and charters that bid to run schools under LAUSD's School Choice reform plan. The Board of Education is set to decide on Feb. 23 based largely on Cortines' recommendations. (more...)
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