Rescue crews respond to the scene of a charter bus crash on northbound Highway 99 between Atwater and Livingston, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. According to the California Highway Patrol, four people are dead and at least five more suffered major injuries when the bus carrying about 30 people struck …
Read More »Death blow for Los Banos charter school?
The embattled Green Valley Charter School in Los Banos may have suffered a fatal blow Wednesday after a Merced County judge ruled against the school’s latest push to stay open. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Local charter school had worst test scores in city. A fight to keep it open goes to court
Green Valley Charter School officials are hoping the courts will force the Los Banos Unified School District to renew its embattled charter and keep the school alive. A hearing is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Green Valley Charter claims automatic renewal with Los Banos school district, pursues state charter
The Green Valley Charter School’s last ditch efforts at surviving for next school year now depend on legal wrangling with the Los Banos Unified School District, or the California Board … Click to Continue »
Read More »Green Valley’s chances for state charter renewal are unclear
The Green Valley Charter School’s last ditch effort at surviving depends on the California Board of Education, if the school decides to continue fighting to renew its charter. And that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Green Valley Charter School headed to state after county board denies renewal appeal
Supporters of a troubled Los Banos charter school lost a critical bid to save their program on Monday when the Merced County Board of Education refused an appeal to renew … Click to Continue »
Read More »After Los Banos rejects charter renewal, Green Valley board must choose how to proceed
Green Valley Charter School officials are fighting to keep the school open for the 2017-18 school year. The Los Banos Unified School District board’s governing board last Thursday voted 4-3 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school charter renewal faces uncertain future
The future of Green Valley Charter School rests on whether the Los Banos Unified School District board believes the charter is succeeding despite a push to close the school by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Green Valley Charter Schools CEO resigns
Tisha Blackwood-Freitas said she has resigned as the CEO of Foundation Public Schools Green Valley Charter. Blackwood-Freitas, who is a founder of Foundation Public Schools, told the Enterprise Tuesday that … Click to Continue »
Read More »California charter schools involved in multiple political battles
Charter school issue a subset of larger education battle Reformers vs. education establishment in several venues Charter school advocates have a friend in Gov. Jerry Brown … Click to Continue »
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