Charter School Facility Committee Appointed to Oversee $350 Million in Proposition Z Funds

San Diego Unified School Board voted unanimously to appoint seven members to the Proposition Z Charter School Facility Committee. Working with the charter community in partnership with the district is an exciting opportunity to look for innovative approaches to efficiently and effectively use taxpayer money to improve education for the most public school students.

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Response to NY Times: "Charter school sector itself is showing signs of correcting"

We agree with the Times that not enough low performing charter schools have closed. However, the charter school sector itself is showing signs of correcting, bold actions on accountability that the editorial fails to mention.

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Response to LA Times: "LAUSD's Process for Charter Authorization is Rigorous"

CCSA's response to an LA Times editorial claiming that charter school oversight is insufficient

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Response to Reuters Article on Charter School Admissions

One of the most glaring omissions in the article is a failure to set in context what is happening in our nation's charter schools in comparison to what has persisted for decades throughout the traditional public education establishment.

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2/15/13 Charter News Round-Up

Review of the week's top charter school stories in California for the week ending February 15.

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Granada Hills High School Releases Videos for School Choice Week

Schools across the country celebrated National School Choice Week in late January. Granada HIlls Charter High School in Los Angeles took advantage of the opportunity by creating three original videos celebrating choice and highlighting their school for prospective students.

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