California Appeals Court Reverses Decision On Charter School Space

The Los Angeles Times (12/7, Blume) reports on the Los Angeles school district winning a "key legal battle with charter schools this week, when an appeals court struck down a ruling that could have opened up vast numbers of classrooms for charters." As a result of the decision, "charter schools will continue to receive space in much the same way as traditional schools" based on the same ratio of students to a classroom. An appeal was made by the California Charter Schools Association, which "argued that its operators were entitled to more space because the district uses many rooms for purposes other than regular classroom instruction." Following initial consent by a Los Angeles County Superior Court, a "California Court of Appeals unanimously reversed that decision Wednesday."