#AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal

A Charter School’s Bait and Switch

Citizens of the World set to open in a different neighborhood than the one described in its charter threatening Colfax Charter Elementary School.

“CWC 4 will serve a socioeconomically, racially and culturally diverse population of students representing the neighborhoods of Van Nuys, Panorama City, Lake Balboa, Sherman Oaks, Valley Glen, North Hollywood and Sun Valley.”

- Citizens of the World

When a school submits a charter to the district for authorization, it does so with an address that represents the center of its proposed service area. In the case of Citizens of the World 4 (aka Citizens of the World East Valley) the provided location was Sherman Way and Ranchito Avenue in LAUSD Board District 6. A house near this location has an estimated value of $712,245 and 6.3% of the students in the nearest public school, Hazeltine Avenue Elementary, are white.

Instead of opening in the described neighborhood, Citizens of the World (COTW) is set to rent space in a building formerly occupied by the Adat Ari El Day School in Valley Village which is located in LAUSD Board District 3. A house in this neighborhood is estimated to sell for $1,200,000…