First Successful Parent-Triggered Charter School Takeover Gets Underway
Public elementary school in Adelanto, Calif., will have new operators
Public elementary school in Adelanto, Calif., will have new operators
Classes in Highland Park and Highwood elementary and middle schools were canceled
Adelanto, Calif., parents finally given clearance to select charter school to take over elementary school
"Privatize or Perish" may be the choice here.
Teachers unions, of course, prepare to fight
Fitch joins Moody's in giving thumbs down to district's finances
Remarkable, considering there's a two-week annual window to resign
If you make deals you can't afford ...
The Golden State needs to mend its ways before it's too late.
So the left aren't the only ones who don't grasp Citizens United
Republican state candidates have received $1.23 million from teachers' unions this year
Government says they can be replaced by new graduates
Students' test scores will remain part of success measurements
Preserves longer school day and school year while giving up more money
Says she is "delighted" with being the inspiration for group that has kids going without school for over a week
Oh yeah, and the city is asking a court Wednesday to order the teachers back to work
City is spending money it doesn't have
Teachers will demand new contract negotiations
If it wasn't already clear it was just a hustle
Average teacher salary tops $100,000; administrators, substitute teachers and community volunteers will run classes for now
The city asked a judge to end the strike, arguing it was a "clear and present danger to public health and safety"
Claims action taken by the teachers is illegal
Law only allows strikes over pay and benefits, but there's a lot more to this fight
The independently operated, mostly non-union schools serve about 52,000 students
Don't like that 28 percent could be fired for poor performance
Teachers strike continues on 9/11
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