Charters, teachers vie to take over L.A. Unified schools
By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
The nation's second-largest school system is once again inviting bidders to take over poorly performing and new campuses, in a school-control process that is, once again, pitting teachers and their union against independently operated charter schools, most of which are nonunion. Teachers working for the Los Angeles Unified School District put in bids for every school. And charters are vying for all but one. At stake is the education of more than 35,000 students who will attend those schools. (more...)