Posted on 06/29/2004 7:44:29 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
California charter schools got a $75 million boost Tuesday when U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced a three-year federal grant that aims to help create 250 charters by 2007.
Paige praised California for being at the forefront of the charter-school movement.
"With this grant we recognize California's pioneering spirit," he said. "California was one of the first states to allow the creation of charter schools, and you're also one of the most welcoming states even now."
Since charter schools were authorized in California in 1992, 471 campuses have been created, and one out of three serves low-income communities, according to a state-commissioned report by the RAND Corp. Charters serve 170,000 students statewide.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can't hold everyone's attention, as Keandre Pittman, 6, at right, shows during Tuesday's event at Sacramento High School. Schwarzenegger was at the school to accept a $25 million grant from U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige for the state's charter schools.
AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.