#AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal

Charter Schools Pile On The Debt

The latest summary released by the LAUSD Charter School Division shows that the district is owed over $13.5 million. Will they collect it?

“I’d gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”

- Wimpy

The issue of uncollected overallocation fees owed to the LAUSD by charter schools that occupy space on public school campuses under PROP-39 was first brought up by Board Member Bennett Kayser. Kayser has not been in office since 2015. Unhappy with his calls for accountability for the charter school industry, the CCSA financed the campaign against his reelection. Their candidate, Ref Rodriguez, won the election but was forced to resign after pleading guilty to money laundering related to the campaign.

Rodriguez’s win secured a continued majority for the charter school industry on the LAUSD board. Rather than advocate on behalf of the public school students that they were supposed to represent, these board members ensured that charters were able to operate with as little oversight as possible. The amount owed to the LAUSD for overallocation fees continued to grow.