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The Charter School Division finally discloses that they have forgiven $7,678,022 of charter school debt owed to the students of the LAUSD.

“State law controls Charter School’s mandatory reimbursement obligations to the District for over-allocated Proposition 39 space. Pursuant to Education Code section 47614, subdivision (b)(2), if Charter School generated less in-district classroom average daily attendance (“ADA”) than it projected for the Applicable School Year, Charter School ‘shall reimburse the district for the over-allocated space at rates to be set by the State Board of Education.’”

- LAUSD Charter School Division

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When the LAUSD Charter School Division last provided an update on the amount owed by charter schools for over-allocation fees on January 17, 2022, the past due balance stood at $13,745,310. While these summaries were supposed to be provided…