More district-charter compacts
Several San Jose districts to follow Sac City's lead
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To create incentives to work together for the sake of all students, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is encouraging charter schools and school districts to sign compacts and apply for money to fund their collaborations. Last month, Sacramento City Unified School District followed Los Angeles Unified to become the second California district and 12thnationwide to reach a deal with their charters. By Dec. 1, three or four districts in San Jose, along with the Santa Clara County Office of Education, are expected to sign on as well, with each receiving $100,000 to continue planning their work.
While charters and districts harbor animosity and suspicions toward one another in many