Additional Coverage + smf 2¢: CRESCENDO CHARTERS SHUTDOWN

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Parents React To Charter School Cheating Scandal

MyFox Los Angeles | http://bit.ly/eeB8ea

Los Angeles - More people are reacting to a cheating scandal in the Los Angeles Unified School District that led the school board to vote to shut down a number of charter campuses. Gigi Graciette has the story in the video report. ... story continues: http://bit.ly/eeB8ea

 

6 charter schools shut by LAUSD for test cheating include 2 in South Bay

Daily Breeze | http://bit.ly/hQrBki

Several teachers at the schools alerted the Los Angeles Unified School District about the tactics. Despite an earlier recommendation by district staff to reauthorize the schools for another five years, the board revoked the charter of the Crescendo ... story continues: http://bit.ly/hQrBki

LA Board Of Education Closing 6 Crescendo Charter Schools Over Cheating Scandal

Huffington Post | http://huff.to/fRe1gY

John Deasy recommended an investigation by the Inspector General of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Pending those results, a one-year renewal could be considered, Deasy said. Fox 11 News hunted down Crescendo Charter Academy principal ... story continues: http://huff.to/fRe1gY

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smf: I advocated for pulling the Crescendo charters – that was the right thing to do.  However pulling the plug with 30 days notice in the middle of the school year penalizes students and parents for the wrongdoing of other adults.

The school district has no plans for what to do in this sort of case …and charter schools will fail as time moves forward and school finance unravels. The ICEF schools, chartered in LAUSD came within a few days of insolvency earlier this year.

The school district should take over and operate the schools as dependent charters – as least to complete the year. This is not a move without financial cost – but it is the right thing to do.