L.A. school board rejects charter oversight measure
A majority on the Los Angeles Board of Education wanted no part of a resolution that sought to impose more oversight on charter schools.
The proposal, by school board member Steve Zimmer, was voted down 4-2 Tuesday after a brief discussion.
Charters are independently operated and exempt from some rules that govern traditional schools. L.A. Unified has more charters than any other school system in the nation.
Zimmer’s resolution, introduced in September, originally included a moratorium on new charters that would have lasted while a committee and the district superintendent developed new guidelines for approving and overseeing charters. It also called for new rules on when and how a charter would be allowed on a campus also shared by a traditional school.
Charter advocates responded by flexing their financial and organizational muscle through three rallies at the school board, including one outside Tuesday’s school board meeting involving more than 1,000 participants.
In addition, a political action committee, the California Charter Schools Assn. Advocates, paid for a political-style mailer against Zimmer, who is up for reelection in March. It also paid for a radio ad that aired on three stations.
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