Kyle Stokes
Former Senior Reporter, K-12 Education
(he/him)
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L.A. Unified officials will recommend approval for 11 of 14 charter school requests they'd initially asked the school board to deny, three sources tell KPCC. -
The decrease comes as educators at every level work to curb disciplinary practices that remove kids from school.
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District officials have asked the L.A. Unified School Board to reject an unprecedented 14 charter school applications during their meeting next Tuesday.
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Newly-released documents show that, in 2015, district officials asked the network of charter schools Rodriguez co-founded about a wide range of potential conflicts of interest.
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He has no plans to step back from the school board while he fights felony charges related to an alleged political money-laundering scheme.
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Are charter schools subject to laws that prevent public officials from personally benefiting from taxpayer dollars? That question has divided lawmakers for years.
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The charter school network Rodriguez co-founded says he may have personally benefited from more than $285,000 of checks drawn from public funds. Read the complaint here.
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Netflix founder Reed Hastings, a megadonor to pro-charter school causes, has put up $75,000 to help pay LAUSD board member Ref Rodriguez's legal bills.
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Student enrollment numbers have decreased yet again in the L.A. Unified School District — and a new headcount shows this year's drop was bigger than anticipated.
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King is recovering from a medical procedure and has been working remotely since Sept. 15. On Saturday, she named an acting superintendent.
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