| Charter school authorizers |
6/7/04 10:51 AM |
| Author:
Anthony Pina
|
 |
I agree wholeheartedly with your recommendations about charter school authorizers. In California, authorizers (i.e. school boards) have the authority to grant/deny charter petitions and reauthorize/revoke charters without being held accountable for their actions. Under current California law, there is no due process nor appeals process for a charter that has been unlawfully denied or revoked without proper cause. The burden of proof for accountability lies exclusively with the charter school, not the authorizing agency.
As you said, better data collection and accountability for authorizers would be an improvement.
Posted as a reply to:
Policymakers by David Harris 
|
|
