County board OKs charter petition
Published: Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Last Modified: Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 - 1:02 pm
Sacramento County Office of Education trustees approved Margaret Fortune's charter school system aimed at improving the academic achievement of African American students in Sacramento County.
After an eight hour meeting Tuesday, the board approved the creation of five charter schools to be opened over the next five years, with the final five charter schools subject to a renewal process. Board trustees voted 4-1 with two abstaining
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