http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bond19-2008jul19,0,3928564.story
Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa teamed up with public charter school supporters to pressure school board members and district officials to put a multibillion-dollar school bond on the November ballot and to include at least $300 million for public charter schools. The bond would include money to repair and modernize existing schools, upgrade their safety systems and build traditional campuses. "Today we're putting the muscle behind the reform movement to break down our system into schools that work for all of our kids," Villaraigosa said. The public charter community, led by former school board member and California Charter Schools Association leader Caprice Young, wants no less than $300 million, or about 10 percent of the proposed $3.2-billion bond. That level of support met with resistance from some board members of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Senior district administrators want to set aside just $150 million for public charters. Another $150 million would go to "educational partners to operate schools" that work within the system. The board will vote on the bond July 31.
Source: LA Times (free registration required)
Date: 07/19/2008
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