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Results in L.A. school-reform elections could be withheld until Friday
- 02-08-2010
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Blog by Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Ballot counting began Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles for an election over school-reform plans; results will be available by Monday but might not be released until Friday, officials said. A delay in releasing the results is likely to create yet another controversy over this school-reform strategy. The purpose of the unprecedented election was to give parents, students, school employees and others -- each voting group tallied separately -- the chance to express a preference regarding who should run 12 long-struggling schools and 18 new ones. The process is part of a groundbreaking school-control plan approved in August by the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education. The plan will affect nearly 40,000 students. The main competitors are groups of teachers -- often with the backing of union officials and district administrators -- and private charter operators. (more...)
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