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
More district-charter compacts
- 10-04-2011
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
To create incentives to work together for the sake of all students, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is encouraging charter schools and school districts to sign compacts and apply for money to fund their collaborations. Last month, Sacramento City Unified School District followed Los Angeles Unified to become the second California district and 12th nationwide to reach a deal with their charters. By Dec. 1, three or four districts in San Jose, along with the Santa Clara County Office of Education, are expected to sign on as well, with each receiving $100,000 to continue planning their work. While charters and districts harbor animosity and suspicions toward one another in many districts in California, the Sacramento City Unified compact, signed by Superintendent Jonathan Raymond and representatives of seven charters in the city, recognizes the need for “trust, mutual respect and the willingness to work together. (more...)
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