Jass Stewart, chief of strategy and innovation at the charter school network Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, tells LAUSD board that restricting charter school locations was harmful to the community, on March 19, 2024. The Los Angeles Unified School District board narrowly adopted a policy to limit which of the school district’s campuses can be shared for use by charter schools — an arrangement called “co-locating” — on Tuesday, March 19.
The policy will take effect with the 2025-26 school year and will apply to new charter schools that ask for space on district campuses. The March 19 vote was split, with school board members George McKenna, Rocío Rivas and Scott Schmerelson voting along with Goldberg to adopt the new policy. Board members Nick Melvoin, Kelly Gonez and Tanya Ortiz Franklin voted against it. All board members voted the same as they did in the February vote.
But charter school advocates said this policy hurts families’ ability to choose and access charter schools. “I believe in public education and I believe in school choice, in parents being able to make their own choices,” said Hugo Hernandez, a charter school parent and volunteer, in an interview. “I’m very committed to school choice.”
In response to the several charter school advocates who provided public comment at the meeting, Rivas said, “We will not be swayed by lobbyists who prioritize profits over the well being of our students.”
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