Comments on: Charter schools in Oakland, charter schools in Alameda http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2008/04/19/charter-schools-in-oakland-charter-schools-in-alameda/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike McMahon http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2008/04/19/charter-schools-in-oakland-charter-schools-in-alameda/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Mike McMahon Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:17:36 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2008/04/19/charter-schools-in-oakland-charter-schools-in-alameda/#comment-80 The big difference between Alameda and Oakland is that AUSD does not owe the State of California $75 million. As a result, I do not believe AUSD would benefit if this bill is enacted.

AS the LAO office points out, declining enrollment districts face challenge of shrinking their infrastructure which may lead to unintended consequences of making charter schools attractive, keeping the declining enrollment on a downward death spiral.

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