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Who Is Jerry Brown Protecting?

The former governor who currently operates a charter school refuses to comply with regulations that give the public access to school records.

“EC Section 47604.1 requires that charter schools and those that manage charter schools (charter management organizations) comply with key state laws related to transparency and conflict of interest. More specifically, EC Section 47604.1 requires compliance with…the California Public Records Act (open records law)”

- California Department of Education

Jerry Brown (By Jay Godwin)

Jerry Brown has long opposed accountability for charter schools despite the fact that public funds are being used to run these privately run schools. As Governor of California, Brown twice vetoed bills “that would have required charter schools to comply with the state’s open meetings, public records, and conflict of interest laws.” In return, the “state’s scandal-ridden charter-school sector” gave “the Governor a huge round of applause”.