Charter school conference opens in San Diego
Educators from across the state are in San Diego this week for the 20th annual California Charter School Conference.
The four-day event runs through Thursday at the San Diego Convention Center and includes a keynote address from Michelle Rhee, CEO and founder of StudentsFirst and former chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools, and Geoffrey Canada, founder and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone.
Both speakers were prominently featured in the documentary “Waiting for Superman.”
Workshops and breakout sessions begin Tuesday, with many part of the
