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Assembly Passes Bill Giving Local School Districts Power To Deny Funds to Home Schoolers

May 24, 2019 7:54 amMay 24, 2019 8:37 am

Teacher’s unions and local school districts have been pushing hard at the Capitol to target, limit and even eradicate charter schools, claiming that charters are draining resources from traditional public school districts. Traditional public school districts are laboring under crippling...

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No Change in California’s K-12 Performance Despite 60% Spending Increase Since 2011

May 4, 2019 7:20 amMay 7, 2019 12:12 pm

The 60 percent increase in Kindergarten through 12th grade spending in California’s schools, just since 2011 hasn’t made a difference in student performance. And it’s apparent the money isn’t making it into the classroom. The three large school district’s teachers...

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California Teachers Union’s ‘Intent to Cripple California’s Charter Schools’

April 12, 2019 2:05 amApril 12, 2019 9:59 am

A powerful liaison of aggressive teacher unions and politicians supported by them have produced a package of bills which threaten to destroy California’s wildly popular and successful charter schools, and the 630,000 school children who benefit from them. And the...

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Rushed Charter School Transparency Bill Reduces Ability for Public Scrutiny

February 22, 2019 10:47 amFebruary 23, 2019 5:02 pm

California Charter schools are under intense scrutiny once again while California’s public education system continues its downward slide, ranked 42nd worst in the country by Education Week. California Governor Gavin Newsom, who was strongly supported by the California Teachers Association...