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Charter Schools Pay Down A Minuscule Amount Of Debt

With total payments of just $13,437, charter schools still owe the students of the LAUSD $13,585,182. Who is responsible for the failure?

“The practice going forward has been made clear…Megan Reilly, the Deputy Superintendent, is responsible for implementing this process.”

- Austin Beutner, September 24, 2019

Just as the LAUSD was shutting down for the Thanksgiving holiday, Jose Cole-Gutierrez’s Charter School Division released its latest summary of the past-due amounts owed by charter schools for overallocation fees. These fees are assessed when charter schools demand more space on public school campuses than they are entitled to based on their actual enrollment. The data shows that only $13,437 was repaid during the previous month. This means that charter schools still owe the students of the LAUSD $13,585,182.

Just two schools were responsible for the payments that were made during the past month. Ocean…