Breaking: Governor Brown signing AB 406, banning for-profit charter schools in CA

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There was some debate whether Jerry Brown would sign the legislation. The following is a statement from CFT President Joshua Pechthalt on California Governor Jerry Brown signing AB 406:

AB 406 was sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers and authored by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (AD-7) and co-authored by Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (AD-15).

“The education of our children should not be a profit making industry. Assembly Bill 406 is a landmark piece of legislation that will stop the practice of for-profit corporations from taking scarce resources away from our students for corporate profits. AB 406 is a critical step forward to ensure that all charter schools are accountable to our students, parents, and communities. There is still much work to be done to ensure that all charter schools in California are held to the same financial transparency and accountability laws as our traditional public schools.”

As California goes, so goes the nation…

There was some debate whether Jerry Brown would sign the legislation. The following is a statement from CFT President Joshua Pechthalt on California Governor Jerry Brown signing AB 406: AB 406 was sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers and authored by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (AD-7) and co-authored by Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (AD-15). “The education…

8 responses to “Breaking: Governor Brown signing AB 406, banning for-profit charter schools in CA”

  1. What about the outrageous public administrator salaries in public not-for profit schools? Some of those people are among the highest state employees commanding salaries of several hundred thousand per year.

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    1. Google K12 Inc CEO pay… millions

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  3. […] Vasquez Heilig reports that Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation to ban for-profit charters. This is very good news. In 2015, he vetoed such a […]

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  4. […] Brown signed legislation banning for-profit charters. A few states, e.g. New York, banned for-profits long ago. The impetus for the […]

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  5. I sure hope this catches on across the nation

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  6. […] Vasquez Heilig reports that Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation to ban for-profit charters. This is very good news. In 2015,he vetoed such a […]

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