San Francisco Apparently Loves Charter Schools

Jill Tucker:

San Francisco Unified hasn't always had the best reputation when it comes to welcoming charter schools.

And yet, the district was warmly awarded "Authorizer of the Year" this week by the California Charter Schools Association.

They called Superintendent Carlos Garcia a "champion for charter school equity," saying he helped the charters get funding from the city's Rainy Day Fund and Proposition A's parcel tax.

The bestowers of the award also pat the school board on the back.

"The SFUSD Board of Education has also played a strong authorizing role in recent years and recognizes the special contributions charter schools make to public schools in San Francisco," the association said in its announcement.

I would not be surprised if Madison has more charter schools - in 10 years.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 13, 2009 5:11 AM
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