Taking on charter schools in California through the Legislature

With Governor Newsom open to exploring the role of charters on the California education landscape, a new wave of legislation has been proposed to restrict or reduce the role of charters across the state.  The pro-charter movement in the state played a large role in the 2018 election.  In the gubernotrial primary, charter supporters gave $23 million to pro-charter candidate Antonio Villaraigosa, who failed to make it in to the top 2 spots for the general election.  They also spent an estimated $36 million to support pro-charter candidate Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent of Education.  Tuck lost narrowly to Tony Thurmond.  Now, with Newsom and Thurmond in place, legislators are working on bills that rethink the charter movement: