Voice of OC found over charter school advocates spend heavily on their favored candidates for the county board of education, which has no campaign contribution limits.
Tag: charter schools
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What Will an OC Charter School Expansion Mean For Esplanade Elementary?
Parents at Esplanade Elementary in Orange are criticizing a proposed expansion by the Orange County Classical Academy that they say will take away space from a campus that serves Latino students.
Posted inAnaheim
Classroom, Church and State: Anaheim Officials Side With Residents, Block Charter School
In a rare late night move, Anaheim city council members rejected a developer’s proposal to convert a church into a school after residents raised safety concerns.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Dorn Parker: Are Children Becoming Pawns in a Larger Political Game Where Profits Rule the Day Over Education?
The decision parents face to send their children to neighborhood public schools, district magnets, versus Charter schools, is an important one. But as they consider which best suits their situation and child’s educational needs, are there outside forces trying to unduly influence them with misinformation to fit a political agenda? In my opinion, the answer is yes, and in this brief article, I identify those forces and what the ultimate outcome could lead to for our educational system.
Posted inEducation
OC Voters Asked To Pick Their County Schools Superintendent For First Time In Over Two Decades
The race could see major shifts in the county department of education that manages one of the largest education budgets in the state.
Posted inEducation
It’s Unclear if COVID Lifted OC’s Charter School Enrollment, While Oversight Concerns Swirl
The president of the OC Board of Education says the pandemic boosted charter school enrollment, while the Department of Education says it lacks data supporting that claim.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Top Stories
Amid Charter School Battle, Republicans Hold on to OC Education Board Supermajority
Charter school advocates had backed Republican candidates and teacher’s unions backed Democrat candidates for the board, which can approve and renew charter schools.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Government, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Election Night Results for the OC Education Board Battle
Initial results for the three seats up for election show Republicans ahead for 2 seats, and Democrats ahead in one seat.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Top Stories
Future of OC Charter Schools at Stake in County Education Board Election
This Tuesday, the election for three seats on the board – which oversees school district finances and can approve or reject charter schools – is hotly contested.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Lundell: California Students Deserve Properly Vetted Charter Schools
Carrie Lundell, a PTA mother of four school-aged children from Orange, writes that partisan politics wants us to choose whether we are “pro charter school” or “anti charter school”. But, if we want to do right by our students, we need to stop talking in absolutes and start looking at charter schools and their costs on school districts and student education individually because not all charter schools are created equal.
