Charter school proponents edging adversaries in Sacramento County school board races
Published: Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2012 - 10:18 pm
Last Modified: Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 1:34 am
Charter school proponents were edging out union candidates for control of the Sacramento County Office of Education board Tuesday night.
If charter supporters win a majority of the board's seven seats, they could secure the future of a chain of Fortune schools approved by the SCOE board last year.
The five-year charter, aimed at addressing the achievement gap of African American students, allows a new K-8 school to be opened in Sacramento County each year. The first school opened this school year.
Three contested seats were up for grabs Tuesday. Teachers unions have been vocally opposed to the charter network. They spent ten of thousands of dollars to support three candidates in an effort to