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The charter school test case that didn't happen
- 02-26-2010
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By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles school officials lost a chance this week to test whether
the booming charter movement can take on all the problems of the
district's traditional, and often troubled, schools. On Tuesday, the
Board of Education denied proposals from three major charter
organizations that had sought to run newly built neighborhood schools,
which would have included substantial numbers of limited-English
speakers, special education students, foster children and low-income
families. That is exactly the population that charter schools have been
criticized for not sufficiently reaching. Charters are independently
managed and exempt from some rules that govern traditional schools.
They're also schools of choice -- campuses that parents seek and
select. (more...)
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