Although state
laws vary widely in terms of the policies governing charter
school oversight and accountability, these publically
funded institutions, which receive freedom from the rules and regulations of traditional district
schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],
schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700
schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],
schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter
Schools [NAPCS],
Schools [NAPCS], 2015).
Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra said that while about 43,000 3 - and 4 - year - olds attend full - day preschool in the former Abbott districts — the state's poorest — about 39,000 more children
around the state are entitled to preschool under the 2008
School Funding Reform Act.
Parent Revolution, the billionaire -
funded California operation that created the «parent trigger»
law, looked
around the state for a
school to target, chose Compton's McKinley Elementary, and pre-selected a charter
school operator to take it over.