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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

L.A. school board will weigh new policy to both help and rein in charters | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

L.A. school board will weigh new policy to both help and rein in charters | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times:


"The Los Angeles Board of Education Tuesday will consider new policies aimed at both assisting charters and holding them more accountable for their performance. The regulations, about a year in the making, include key provisions on conflicts of interest and services for disabled students that are opposed by the association that represents charter schools.

There are now more charter schools — enrolling more students — in Los Angeles than in any other city in the country. Their effect and performance were the subject of a Los Angeles Times special report on Sunday."