California charter school no longer to give priority enrollment to wealthy students after public backlash

Here’s our pick of recent news about the effort to privatize public education in California and the families, students, and teachers fighting back.

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Inspire founder resigns.The founder and CEO of the San Diego-area Inspire Charter School has resigned over allegations of fraud. Herbert “Nick” Nichols had been making $380,000, according ot the school. Los Angeles Times

Progress in Silicon Valley. Bullis Charter School, located in Los Altos, will no longer give priority enrollment to wealthy students. The decision came after the Los Altos School District sent a strongly worded letter to the Santa Clara County Board of Education demanding that it prevent “longstanding discrimination” by the school. Mountain View Voice

Probation for LA charter founder.The founder of a charter school in south Los Angeles and her son have been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to misusing $200,000 in public money meant for the campus. KTLA 5

A new era. Capital & Main’s Bill Raden summarizes California’s new era of charter school regulation.Capital & Main

And from outside the state… Jeff Bryant of the Campaign for America’s Future tells the story of how billionaire charter school funders corrupted the school leadership pipeline. Slate