Too many charter schools are setting illegal admissions standards, whether that is 2%, as the California Charter Association reports or 20% as the ACLU of SoCal and Public Advocates report (full disclosure my first legal gig was at Public Advocates). Charter schools are public schools and need to have open admissions, so any number is…
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Bad Apples in Charter Admissions and What We Can Do
Some time ago, at a charter school near you, I went to enroll a foster child, let’s call her ”Keasha.” She needed a good school; that was smaller and more personalized. Brushing aside my lack of legal authority, we asked the receptionist for an application. She explained that the school may not have any spots,…