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Charter school network proposed in Sacramento County worries districts - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Charter school network proposed in Sacramento County worries districts - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Charter school network proposed in Sacramento County worries districts

Published: Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1B

Opposition is mounting against a proposal to create a network of charter schools in Sacramento County.

Area school board members and union representatives say their concern is that local control is being thwarted by Margaret Fortune petitioning for 10 charter schools with the Sacramento County Office of Education and not individual school districts.

"These charters will have implications both fiscal and educational on these local districts, so these districts should have the opportunity to consider the charter application," said Patrick Kennedy, a Sacramento City Unified board member.

Sacramento City Unified will vote tonight



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