L.A. to Open Up Management of Schools

Proponents of a resolution that could turn some 250 schools over to outside managers attend a rally before a meeting of the Los Angeles school board last week.
—Reed Saxon/AP

Board OKs Plan for Outside Operators

The Los Angeles board of education has agreed to open up as many as 250 schools to outside managers in a move meant to jump-start the pace of academic improvement in the...

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