Gates Foundation & LA's Small Learning Communities

Naush Boghossian:

But the grant, the foundation's first sizable sum to the Los Angeles Unified School District, falls far short of investments the foundation has made across the country to smaller districts - a disparity some officials blame on the LAUSD's lack of a comprehensive plan.

And critics said Wednesday that, despite years of discussions with the Gates Foundation, the district superintendent, Roy Romer, has been unwilling to relinquish any control and create a partnership with the foundation to build the smaller learning environments that require autonomy to succeed - a charge Romer strongly denies.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 3, 2005 9:44 PM
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