Charter legislation a distraction, not a solution

For the past several years, California lawmakers have sought to prohibit for-profit companies from operating or managing charter schools. The latest effort comes in the form of Assembly Bill 406, introduced by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, which was approved by the Assembly on May 31 on a 50-24 vote.
“The privatization of public education must end,” McCarty said afterwards. “Passage of AB406 puts student success ahead of corporate profits and affirms California&rsquo