2022 LAUSD Elections

Dr. Rocio Rivas: Unpaid Charter School Debt Hurts Students

If elected to the LAUSD Board District 2 seat, this candidate would hold charters accountable for the $13,745,310 that remains unpaid.

“The instructional disruption from co-locations further impacts disproportionately low-income, low-performing and disabled District neighborhood children.”

- Board District 2 Candidate Dr. Rocio Rivas

This is the second in a series on unpaid overallocation fees by charter schools. Please read the first part for an introduction to the current debt.

Dr. Rocio Rivas holds a doctorate in International and Comparative Education from the Teachers College at Columbia University. It should, therefore, not be surprising that her response to questions about how to handle the $13,745,310 in unpaid overallocation fees owed to the district is very thorough. It includes an evaluation of how PROP-39 affects public education students, especially those who are low income, low-performing, or have special-education needs. Under PROP-39, charter schools are allowed to demand…