Fresno exception to summer school cuts - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess Faced with budget cuts and given flexibility to shift money as they see fit, 25 of California’s 30 largest school districts cut back summer school this year, many of them substantially, compared with three years ago, according to a survey by the ...
Dissension within charter ranks - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess A multimillion dollar gift from the Walton Family Foundation (see accompanying post) will arm the California Charter Schools Assn. against its many foes, but its immediate challenge is a family feud – a split with the other chief charter advocate in ...
Walton pumps up charter assn. - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess The Walton Family Foundation, already the largest contributor to the California Charter Schools Association, has pledged $15 million over the next three years, doubling its yearly donation and upping the charter organization’s $14 million budget by a ...
