California’s charter schools in a precarious state

Charter schools in California should have known a tough time was ahead when charter advocates spent around $62 million backing the wrong candidates in 2018.
Education reformer Marshall Tuck lost to the union-backed Tony Thurmond for superintendent of public instruction and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa did not become governor. Instead, it was Gavin Newsom who rode a wave of union money into the Governor’s Mansion.
Newsom is a stark contrast to his predecessor, Jerry Brown,