http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-charters26apr26,1,2142094.story
Under pressure from teacher union leadership, district school leaders, and even some public charter school leaders, L.A. district official Ramon Cortines has vowed to reconsider offers of sharing traditional campus facilities with public charter schools. Under state law as well as a recent settlement of litigation, the Los Angeles Unified School District is required to share facilities "fairly" with public charter schools. The idea of public charters sharing space with regular district schools has been met with fury at many affected campuses and some public charter school leaders are frustrated, either awaiting offers or trying to consider whether proposed facility-sharing deals are affordable or adequate. "I want to review each issue," Cortines said at a "town hall" meeting last week before a standing-room-only audience. "We had to pause, take a breath and look at . . . what we must do for charter schools but also how it affects . . . the regular school." Under state law, public charter schools have until May 1 to accept offers. But Cortines indicated that the deadline might have to be adjusted.
Source: LA Times (free registration required)
Date: 04/26/2008
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