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Badly performing LAUSD schools can be run by charter operators, judge rules
- 09-20-2011
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KPCC
A Los Angeles judge ruled Monday that the L.A. Unified School District can turn over poorly performing schools to outside operators. The ruling by Superior Court Judge James Chalfant means the district will not need teachers' approval to turn over Clay Middle School to charter operator Green Dot and Jordan High School to Green Dot and Partnership for L.A.'s Schools. United Teachers Los Angeles had argued that state law requires a majority of teachers to approve a charter conversion at their school. The judge said the district was obligated under state and federal law to take action and must be free to close a school and reopen it as a charter. (more...)
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