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But, to make sure, she took \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfkfiles.com/2014/11/what-are-your-best-sf-school-enrollment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some advice\u003c/a> about how to list her choices.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch2>By The Numbers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11641324\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-160x102.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-160x102.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-800x510.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-240x153.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-375x239.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-520x331.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM.png 863w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We analyzed 2017-2018 kindergarten assignment data to see how common parental tactics play out. \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/01/10/s-f-s-kindergarten-lottery-do-parents-tricks-work/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See what we found.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“We read a lot on the internet about how to game the system, this famous San Francisco lottery system,” Gaddie said. “And we kind of crafted our first lottery list around that. We listed 17 different schools, only a handful of which we really wanted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first-round assignment offers came out in March. “We were shocked to find we were assigned to something that was not on our list and not in our neighborhood,” Gaddie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the nightmare of many San Francisco families looking to enroll their children in public school. For many, San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/enroll-in-sfusd-schools/how-to-apply-for-school/application-process.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">student assignment system\u003c/a> — called the lottery by many — is a mixture of overwhelming, stressful and baffling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In many places around the country, where a child lives determines where he or she goes to school. San Francisco doesn’t do that because of segregated housing patterns. Creating diverse schools is a district goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Your opportunity to go to a school shouldn’t be determined by your home address, just like your opportunity to go to a library or a public park shouldn’t be determined by your home address,” said Orla O’Keeffe, chief of policy and operations for SFUSD.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11641272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11641272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-1020x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">McKinley Elementary is in Laurel Gaddie’s neighborhood and was on her list, but her son didn’t receive any of their choices in the first round of the San Francisco school lottery. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The lottery as we know it today is the product of \u003ca href=\"http://sfpublicpress.org/news/2015-02/as-courts-flip-flopped-on-school-integration-diversity-has-remained-elusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 40 years of trying to solve the problem\u003c/a> of segregated schools. In the 1970s, SFUSD tried bussing kids from one neighborhood to another, but parents hated that and many left the district altogether. Next the district tried a combination of parental choice and racial quotas, trying to find a balance between the autonomy parents craved and integration. But race-based admissions were \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/16/us/lawsuit-could-decide-future-desegregation-efforts-san-francisco-schools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenged in court\u003c/a> and the district had to drop the quota system altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current lottery system tries to balance parental choice with the district’s goals of integrated schools. It puts the onus of \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/enroll-in-sfusd-schools/how-to-find-a-school.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">researching and visiting schools \u003c/a>on parents, who then list their choices and submit an application to the district office in person. The district prepares student files and puts them into an algorithm programmed to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/enroll-in-sfusd-schools/how-to-apply-for-school/apply-for-elementary-school.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">give priority to a few select groups\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How it works\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The algorithm randomly selects a school and then looks at all the students who listed that school as a choice anywhere on their list and puts them in a pool together. The computer then fills the available spots at the school based on tiebreakers. The tiebreakers are:\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Sibling preference — if the student already has a sibling at the school.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://enrollinschool.org/lookup/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Census Tract Integration Preference\u003c/a> (CTIP) — kids who live in parts of the city with the worst test scores.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Attendance area — kids who live in the designated attendance area for that school.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>If there are more spots at the school after all the kids with tiebreakers have been placed, the algorithm fills the remainder randomly from the pool of people who requested it.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/01/Podcast-e1515628002599.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1078765985\">Subscribe in iTunes\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Don’t miss an episode of the \u003cstrong>\u003cem>MindShift Podcast\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>This same process happens for every school until the only schools with open spots are ones that none of the remaining unassigned children listed. At this point in the process, some kids might have been tentatively assigned to more than one school because they had strong tiebreakers. This is when the algorithm takes into account where a school was ranked on the student’s list. It drops the child from every school except the highest-ranked choice. Now there are open spots again, which the algorithm fills from the group of kids who have not been assigned any school yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, the district built in something called a “swapping mechanism” on the advice of some economists who said it would help prevent parents from trying to “game the system.” During the swapping phase, the algorithm sees if there are any two children who could both be happier if they trade their spots. The district says the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/assets/sfusd-staff/enroll/files/Presentation_Dec_7_2017_reduced_size.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swapping mechanism affected 10 percent of Round 1 kindergarten\u003c/a> offers in the 2017-18 school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all that, there are still some unlucky kids who haven’t been assigned to a school. They didn’t get any of their choices, so the district places them in a school with open spots based on proximity to their home address.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district sends the first-round assignments in March, at which point parents can either decide to enroll in the school they received or enter the second round of the lottery. People who miss the deadline can also enter in the second round, but the number of options is smaller because some portion of families took their first-round offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If parents still don’t get a school they are happy with after the second round, they can put their child on the waitlist for one school, in case a child enrolled there leaves. Some kids do get into their first-choice school at the last minute this way. If a child receives an offer off the waitlist, she has to take it, even if she’s already happy at a different school.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How do parents feel about it?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Some parents feel this lottery system is \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/03/17/anxious-parents-try-to-game-system-in-san-francisco-school-lottery/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overly complicated and stressful \u003c/a>to families, but for others, CTIP is the only way that their children can access better schools. Raquel Knighten lives in the Bayview, but sends her kids to Rooftop, a highly coveted school on Twin Peaks. Her two kids ride a school bus to get there every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knighten wishes the schools in her neighborhood were better, so that she didn’t feel forced to send her kids far away. She’d like the luxury other parents seem to have, choosing schools based on language programs or a focus on the arts. She’s just glad her kids aren’t going to an underperforming school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of anxiety, but I think overall, it’s a much better feeling than, ‘Your child has to go to this school.’ And you have no options,” Knighten said. She’s frustrated with parents who complain about the lottery without considering what that choice means to other families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think a lot of parents are selfish,” Knighten said. “They only think about things and worry about stuff when it applies to their children. And they don’t care how it affects other people’s children. I think overall as parents we should be concerned about every child getting an adequate education because every generation goes to the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s glad the school district makes an effort to prioritize diversity at its schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just think we have to teach each other to be more accepting, and you can’t do that if you’re not around people who don’t look like you,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knighten chose Rooftop because she had heard from other parents that it was one of the best schools in the city. But parents are making very individual choices about where to send their kids based on geography, work schedules, after-school programming, start times, language programs and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heather Dobbins missed the first-round deadline when her son, Keegan, was applying to kindergarten. Keegan was assigned a school Dobbins didn’t want, so she put him in private school. That didn’t work out and Dobbins ended up home-schooling her son for several months. She entered the public school lottery again for first grade and got the same school — Cobb Elementary. This time she gave it a chance and her son loves it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now we know, look for the schools that have what you need, rather than the top 10 schools on everybody’s list,” Dobbins. She admits in her initial kindergarten search she was close-minded about what a “good” school looks like, but her experience at Cobb has taught her that lots of schools can offer a good fit. But she hasn’t changed her mind about one thing — she still hates the lottery system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a burden on every parent, and I’m amazed that more kids don’t go unenrolled,” Dobbins said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other parents had a variety of opinions about the lottery. Some didn’t think it was that big a deal — just turn the forms in on time. Others, similar to Raquel Knighten, know that where they live gives them a preference in the lottery, and were weighing choices carefully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mink Lincoln-Price has been very worried about how her African-American sons will fare in school. She’s watches the news and sees the reports about how schools are failing black boys. When she visits schools, she’s looking to make sure the leadership understands that this achievement gap is a problem. She wants to hear that principals are actively addressing implicit bias on campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For me it’s really about the academics,” Lincoln-Price said. “Of course I would like them to go to a school where they could have friends that look like them, but of course you can make friends with anybody. Because honestly if they do go to a school with a majority of the kids that look like them, most likely there won’t be any money at that school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11641267\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11641267 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-1020x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mink Lincoln-Price has been visiting schools to find out how principals plan to address the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/black-student-achievement-focus-sfusd-superintendents-first-three-months-office/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">achievement gap for black boys\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sadly, she’s right. All schools get state funding based on the number of students enrolled, so schools with fewer students get less money. Of course, it’s not as simple as that. California’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/02/08/will-new-funding-formula-move-schools-towards-education-equity/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funding formula\u003c/a> portions out more money for schools that serve low-income children, English language learners, and foster kids. But at schools with wealthier parents, it’s not uncommon for the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to \u003ca href=\"http://sfpublicpress.org/news/2014-02/how-budget-cuts-and-PTA-fundraising-undermined-equity-in-san-francisco-public-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raise hundreds of thousands of dollars\u003c/a> to support the school.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Is the lottery making schools more diverse?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Despite the district’s attempt to give families living in parts of the city with low test scores a preference in the school lottery, parents’ choices seem to be patterned. That could be due to the logistics of getting a child to school, but it also could be a sign some parents lack information about the various options around the city. The district makes an attempt to reach out widely with information and nonprofit groups do as well, but often parents get information from one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bilingual and Spanish-immersion programs often draw Latino families who want to be able to help their kids with homework and be able to confer with the teacher. Many parents want a school that’s close to home in case there are emergencies. And few elementary school parents are eager to put their 5-year-olds on Muni buses to attend school across town. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/transportation/school-bus-schedules.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">district runs several buses\u003c/a> on routes designed to give students more access, but seats are limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/01/10/s-f-s-kindergarten-lottery-do-parents-tricks-work/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED’s analysis of 2017-2018 kindergarten assignment data \u003c/a>shows that almost 60 percent of students attend a school out of their ZIP code — so there’s a lot of moving around. But those numbers varied greatly by geography. For example, 75 percent of kids living in the Outer Richmond stayed there for school, while 87 percent of kids in the Bayview left their ZIP code. And even when students leave their ZIP code, they may not be going far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re not all going across town,” said O’Keeffe. “In many cases it’s just kind of the next few neighborhoods that they’re going to school to, like the Excelsior, or Vis Valley, the Mission, stuff like that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, although San Francisco’s choice system does give some kids a way out of their neighborhoods, it isn’t doing a great job of desegregating the district’s schools overall. Choice patterns are just as segregated as housing patterns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Choice is complex and it is time-consuming and it does create angst and it’s not currently creating diversity,” O’Keeffe said. “I do think, though, that student assignment alone will never solve for this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, she says the district is committed to trying. The school board is considering a number of changes to the student assignment process, including doing away with the swapping mechanism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re concerned that it’s complicated and difficult to understand and that it encourages families to list schools they don’t want as a strategy to get a choice,” O’Keeffe said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A choice system like this one benefits parents who have the time and wherewithal to seek out information, and the ability to have their children attend the schools they like, even if it’s a difficult commute. O’Keeffe knows this, but says there’s no easy solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’ve got choice patterns that are racially isolated, how can choice solve it? And if you’ve got residential patterns that are racially isolated, how can neighborhoods solve it?” she asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"San Francisco's complicated school lottery system offers opportunity that isn't always realized.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1700597274,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":true,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":50,"wordCount":2494},"headData":{"title":"How the San Francisco School Lottery Works, And How It Doesn't | KQED","description":"San Francisco's complicated school lottery system offers opportunity that isn't always realized.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"How the San Francisco School Lottery Works, And How It Doesn't","datePublished":"2018-01-11T11:00:28.000Z","dateModified":"2023-11-21T20:07:54.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"source":"Bay Curious","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/bay-curious/2018/01/sf-school-lottery.mp3","audioTrackLength":678,"path":"/news/11641238/how-the-san-francisco-school-lottery-works-and-how-it-doesnt-2","audioDuration":694000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Update: On Sept. 25, 2018, three school board members brought forward a resolution calling for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11693522/two-s-f-school-board-commissioners-to-introduce-resolution-ending-lottery-system\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">end of the current student assignment system\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">L\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>aurel Gaddie and Lamont Lucas try to conduct life as locally as possible. They live in San Francisco’s Duboce Triangle and don’t own a car. They shop locally and walk, bike or ride public transportation when they need to get around. So when it came to finding a kindergarten for their son, Kelvin, local was a priority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" />\n What do you wonder about the Bay Area, its culture or people that you want KQED to investigate?\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Ask Bay Curious.\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Proximity was the most important thing and diversity was a close second,” Gaddie said. “We wanted our kids to meet kids from different communities. And third, we were hoping for a Spanish-immersion program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The schools that fit those criteria weren’t the most popular ones in San Francisco, so Gaddie felt pretty confident that she’d get something she wanted. But, to make sure, she took \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfkfiles.com/2014/11/what-are-your-best-sf-school-enrollment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some advice\u003c/a> about how to list her choices.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch2>By The Numbers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11641324\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-160x102.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-160x102.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-800x510.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-240x153.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-375x239.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM-520x331.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-10-at-2.28.51-PM.png 863w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We analyzed 2017-2018 kindergarten assignment data to see how common parental tactics play out. \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/01/10/s-f-s-kindergarten-lottery-do-parents-tricks-work/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See what we found.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“We read a lot on the internet about how to game the system, this famous San Francisco lottery system,” Gaddie said. “And we kind of crafted our first lottery list around that. We listed 17 different schools, only a handful of which we really wanted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first-round assignment offers came out in March. “We were shocked to find we were assigned to something that was not on our list and not in our neighborhood,” Gaddie said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the nightmare of many San Francisco families looking to enroll their children in public school. For many, San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/enroll-in-sfusd-schools/how-to-apply-for-school/application-process.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">student assignment system\u003c/a> — called the lottery by many — is a mixture of overwhelming, stressful and baffling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In many places around the country, where a child lives determines where he or she goes to school. San Francisco doesn’t do that because of segregated housing patterns. Creating diverse schools is a district goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Your opportunity to go to a school shouldn’t be determined by your home address, just like your opportunity to go to a library or a public park shouldn’t be determined by your home address,” said Orla O’Keeffe, chief of policy and operations for SFUSD.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11641272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11641272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-1020x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/McKinley-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">McKinley Elementary is in Laurel Gaddie’s neighborhood and was on her list, but her son didn’t receive any of their choices in the first round of the San Francisco school lottery. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The lottery as we know it today is the product of \u003ca href=\"http://sfpublicpress.org/news/2015-02/as-courts-flip-flopped-on-school-integration-diversity-has-remained-elusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 40 years of trying to solve the problem\u003c/a> of segregated schools. In the 1970s, SFUSD tried bussing kids from one neighborhood to another, but parents hated that and many left the district altogether. Next the district tried a combination of parental choice and racial quotas, trying to find a balance between the autonomy parents craved and integration. But race-based admissions were \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/16/us/lawsuit-could-decide-future-desegregation-efforts-san-francisco-schools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenged in court\u003c/a> and the district had to drop the quota system altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current lottery system tries to balance parental choice with the district’s goals of integrated schools. It puts the onus of \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/enroll-in-sfusd-schools/how-to-find-a-school.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">researching and visiting schools \u003c/a>on parents, who then list their choices and submit an application to the district office in person. The district prepares student files and puts them into an algorithm programmed to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/enroll-in-sfusd-schools/how-to-apply-for-school/apply-for-elementary-school.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">give priority to a few select groups\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How it works\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The algorithm randomly selects a school and then looks at all the students who listed that school as a choice anywhere on their list and puts them in a pool together. The computer then fills the available spots at the school based on tiebreakers. The tiebreakers are:\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Sibling preference — if the student already has a sibling at the school.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://enrollinschool.org/lookup/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Census Tract Integration Preference\u003c/a> (CTIP) — kids who live in parts of the city with the worst test scores.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Attendance area — kids who live in the designated attendance area for that school.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>If there are more spots at the school after all the kids with tiebreakers have been placed, the algorithm fills the remainder randomly from the pool of people who requested it.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/01/Podcast-e1515628002599.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1078765985\">Subscribe in iTunes\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Don’t miss an episode of the \u003cstrong>\u003cem>MindShift Podcast\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>This same process happens for every school until the only schools with open spots are ones that none of the remaining unassigned children listed. At this point in the process, some kids might have been tentatively assigned to more than one school because they had strong tiebreakers. This is when the algorithm takes into account where a school was ranked on the student’s list. It drops the child from every school except the highest-ranked choice. Now there are open spots again, which the algorithm fills from the group of kids who have not been assigned any school yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, the district built in something called a “swapping mechanism” on the advice of some economists who said it would help prevent parents from trying to “game the system.” During the swapping phase, the algorithm sees if there are any two children who could both be happier if they trade their spots. The district says the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/assets/sfusd-staff/enroll/files/Presentation_Dec_7_2017_reduced_size.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swapping mechanism affected 10 percent of Round 1 kindergarten\u003c/a> offers in the 2017-18 school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all that, there are still some unlucky kids who haven’t been assigned to a school. They didn’t get any of their choices, so the district places them in a school with open spots based on proximity to their home address.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district sends the first-round assignments in March, at which point parents can either decide to enroll in the school they received or enter the second round of the lottery. People who miss the deadline can also enter in the second round, but the number of options is smaller because some portion of families took their first-round offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If parents still don’t get a school they are happy with after the second round, they can put their child on the waitlist for one school, in case a child enrolled there leaves. Some kids do get into their first-choice school at the last minute this way. If a child receives an offer off the waitlist, she has to take it, even if she’s already happy at a different school.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How do parents feel about it?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Some parents feel this lottery system is \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/03/17/anxious-parents-try-to-game-system-in-san-francisco-school-lottery/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overly complicated and stressful \u003c/a>to families, but for others, CTIP is the only way that their children can access better schools. Raquel Knighten lives in the Bayview, but sends her kids to Rooftop, a highly coveted school on Twin Peaks. Her two kids ride a school bus to get there every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knighten wishes the schools in her neighborhood were better, so that she didn’t feel forced to send her kids far away. She’d like the luxury other parents seem to have, choosing schools based on language programs or a focus on the arts. She’s just glad her kids aren’t going to an underperforming school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of anxiety, but I think overall, it’s a much better feeling than, ‘Your child has to go to this school.’ And you have no options,” Knighten said. She’s frustrated with parents who complain about the lottery without considering what that choice means to other families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think a lot of parents are selfish,” Knighten said. “They only think about things and worry about stuff when it applies to their children. And they don’t care how it affects other people’s children. I think overall as parents we should be concerned about every child getting an adequate education because every generation goes to the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s glad the school district makes an effort to prioritize diversity at its schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just think we have to teach each other to be more accepting, and you can’t do that if you’re not around people who don’t look like you,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knighten chose Rooftop because she had heard from other parents that it was one of the best schools in the city. But parents are making very individual choices about where to send their kids based on geography, work schedules, after-school programming, start times, language programs and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heather Dobbins missed the first-round deadline when her son, Keegan, was applying to kindergarten. Keegan was assigned a school Dobbins didn’t want, so she put him in private school. That didn’t work out and Dobbins ended up home-schooling her son for several months. She entered the public school lottery again for first grade and got the same school — Cobb Elementary. This time she gave it a chance and her son loves it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now we know, look for the schools that have what you need, rather than the top 10 schools on everybody’s list,” Dobbins. She admits in her initial kindergarten search she was close-minded about what a “good” school looks like, but her experience at Cobb has taught her that lots of schools can offer a good fit. But she hasn’t changed her mind about one thing — she still hates the lottery system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a burden on every parent, and I’m amazed that more kids don’t go unenrolled,” Dobbins said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other parents had a variety of opinions about the lottery. Some didn’t think it was that big a deal — just turn the forms in on time. Others, similar to Raquel Knighten, know that where they live gives them a preference in the lottery, and were weighing choices carefully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mink Lincoln-Price has been very worried about how her African-American sons will fare in school. She’s watches the news and sees the reports about how schools are failing black boys. When she visits schools, she’s looking to make sure the leadership understands that this achievement gap is a problem. She wants to hear that principals are actively addressing implicit bias on campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For me it’s really about the academics,” Lincoln-Price said. “Of course I would like them to go to a school where they could have friends that look like them, but of course you can make friends with anybody. Because honestly if they do go to a school with a majority of the kids that look like them, most likely there won’t be any money at that school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11641267\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11641267 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-1020x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/Mink-Lincoln-Price-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mink Lincoln-Price has been visiting schools to find out how principals plan to address the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/black-student-achievement-focus-sfusd-superintendents-first-three-months-office/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">achievement gap for black boys\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sadly, she’s right. All schools get state funding based on the number of students enrolled, so schools with fewer students get less money. Of course, it’s not as simple as that. California’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/02/08/will-new-funding-formula-move-schools-towards-education-equity/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funding formula\u003c/a> portions out more money for schools that serve low-income children, English language learners, and foster kids. But at schools with wealthier parents, it’s not uncommon for the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to \u003ca href=\"http://sfpublicpress.org/news/2014-02/how-budget-cuts-and-PTA-fundraising-undermined-equity-in-san-francisco-public-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raise hundreds of thousands of dollars\u003c/a> to support the school.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Is the lottery making schools more diverse?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Despite the district’s attempt to give families living in parts of the city with low test scores a preference in the school lottery, parents’ choices seem to be patterned. That could be due to the logistics of getting a child to school, but it also could be a sign some parents lack information about the various options around the city. The district makes an attempt to reach out widely with information and nonprofit groups do as well, but often parents get information from one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bilingual and Spanish-immersion programs often draw Latino families who want to be able to help their kids with homework and be able to confer with the teacher. Many parents want a school that’s close to home in case there are emergencies. And few elementary school parents are eager to put their 5-year-olds on Muni buses to attend school across town. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/transportation/school-bus-schedules.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">district runs several buses\u003c/a> on routes designed to give students more access, but seats are limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/01/10/s-f-s-kindergarten-lottery-do-parents-tricks-work/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED’s analysis of 2017-2018 kindergarten assignment data \u003c/a>shows that almost 60 percent of students attend a school out of their ZIP code — so there’s a lot of moving around. But those numbers varied greatly by geography. For example, 75 percent of kids living in the Outer Richmond stayed there for school, while 87 percent of kids in the Bayview left their ZIP code. And even when students leave their ZIP code, they may not be going far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re not all going across town,” said O’Keeffe. “In many cases it’s just kind of the next few neighborhoods that they’re going to school to, like the Excelsior, or Vis Valley, the Mission, stuff like that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, although San Francisco’s choice system does give some kids a way out of their neighborhoods, it isn’t doing a great job of desegregating the district’s schools overall. Choice patterns are just as segregated as housing patterns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Choice is complex and it is time-consuming and it does create angst and it’s not currently creating diversity,” O’Keeffe said. “I do think, though, that student assignment alone will never solve for this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, she says the district is committed to trying. The school board is considering a number of changes to the student assignment process, including doing away with the swapping mechanism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re concerned that it’s complicated and difficult to understand and that it encourages families to list schools they don’t want as a strategy to get a choice,” O’Keeffe said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A choice system like this one benefits parents who have the time and wherewithal to seek out information, and the ability to have their children attend the schools they like, even if it’s a difficult commute. O’Keeffe knows this, but says there’s no easy solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’ve got choice patterns that are racially isolated, how can choice solve it? And if you’ve got residential patterns that are racially isolated, how can neighborhoods solve it?” she asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"baycuriousquestion","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11641238/how-the-san-francisco-school-lottery-works-and-how-it-doesnt-2","authors":["234"],"programs":["news_6944","news_33523"],"series":["news_17986"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8","news_33520"],"tags":["news_20013","news_19542","news_2876","news_22354","news_20515"],"featImg":"news_11641254","label":"source_news_11641238"},"news_11461330":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11461330","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11461330","score":null,"sort":[1495090906000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"trump-backs-california-charter-schools-but-the-feeling-isnt-mutual","title":"Trump Backs California Charter Schools, But the Feeling Isn't Mutual","publishDate":1495090906,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Ed\u003c/a>,” exploring how President Trump’s proposed federal education policies could impact California schools. The series was produced in collaboration with reporters from \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPBS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPCC\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CALmatters\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As principal of a charter high school in South Los Angeles, Joshua Hartford said families would ask him the same question over and over again: \"When are you opening a middle school?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hartford works for \u003ca href=\"http://greendot.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Dot Public Schools\u003c/a>, the leading charter school operator in Los Angeles, and one of the top three largest in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"xgQK5IQGEdWT4bw6sluYpkPfcdElHSR4\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He finally asked Green Dot executives if they would consider opening a middle school in one of L.A. County’s poorest areas -- the \u003ca href=\"http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/florence-firestone/\">Florence-Firestone neighborhood\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fast-forward to this school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Green Dot’s \u003ca href=\"http://ca.greendot.org/florence-firestone/\">Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School\u003c/a> made its debut with 116 students enrolled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hartford traded his high school principal role to manage the campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Parents] kept asking, ‘What can you do for my child who’s in the seventh grade right now?’” he said. “I decided I’d better do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461632\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Osterhaus, a teacher at Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School in South Los Angeles, introduces a lesson in his science class. The campus is operated by Green Dot Public Schools, the leading charter school operator in L.A. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461632\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Osterhaus, a teacher at Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School in South Los Angeles, introduces a lesson in his science class. The campus is operated by Green Dot Public Schools, the leading charter school operator in L.A. \u003ccite>(Kyle Stokes/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ánimo Florence-Firestone was established with help from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2014, Green Dot won a $14 million \u003ca href=\"https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-397-million-grants-expand-high-quality-charter-sc\">grant from the Obama administration\u003c/a>, allowing it to open or expand 20 schools in three states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Trump now wants to bolster that federal support for independent charter schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"N4uVpHxqQ7idGBMFgr1n8oPOfIllhE9q\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf\">2017-2018 proposed education budget\u003c/a>, Trump proposes $500 million to help charter school organizations like Green Dot establish or expand campuses throughout the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, he’s proposing to slash federal funding for long-established after school programs, early learning initiatives and teacher preparation and retention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461637\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School currently operates out of portable classroom buildings within the Los Angeles Unified School District. The independent charter is one of 228 charters in L.A. \u003ccite>(Kyle Stokes/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Next to philanthropy, the federal government has been one of the steadiest and best friends of charter schools,” said Nina Rees, president and CEO of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.publiccharters.org/\">National Association for Public Charter Schools\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With 228 independent charter schools, L.A. is currently home to more charters than any city in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Green Dot administrators say creating more charter schools from scratch will require a lot more federal funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"QepUFZiTM8l2ANcmmFUocR2b8WvLLrkZ\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Five-hundred million [is a] big number, but it still is relatively small compared to the money locally that has to happen to get schools off the ground,” said Chad Soleo, Green Dot Public Schools’ vice president of advancement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soleo said opening just one charter school can cost up to $3 million -- which covers facilities, technology, furniture, textbooks and other curricular materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because federal charter school grants only cover a small portion of that amount, charter operators have to rely heavily on philanthropy to make up the difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another factor that could impede Trump's charter school plan: L.A. politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Charter expansion is already a deeply divisive issue in the \u003ca href=\"http://home.lausd.net/\">L.A. Unified School District\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11462825\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11462825\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School in South Los Angeles is operated Green Dot Public Schools, the leading independent charter school operator in L.A. The organization would be eligible for more federal funding under President Trump's proposed education budget. \u003ccite>(Kyle Stokes/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The situation reached a boiling point in 2015 when the pro-charter \u003ca href=\"http://broadfoundation.org/\">Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation\u003c/a> outlined a strategy to drastically expand L.A.’s charter school sector.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public school supporters -- including\u003ca href=\"http://www.utla.net/\"> L.A. teachers unions\u003c/a> -- waged war, saying charters leech money and students from traditional public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan generated backlash, and philanthropists have since changed their strategy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s call for charter school expansion has evoked the same fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"cfnyLE4U3n8CaWuZS4NYxu3TFItK6PoV\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the eve of the president’s inauguration in January, hundreds of protesters at Grand View Boulevard Elementary in L.A. Unified expressed their dismay over Trump’s advocacy of private school vouchers and charter schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nine-year-old Luna Cruz had special message for Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You need to stop... trying to turn public schools into charters.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not all charter school leaders are on board with Trump, who's unpopular in deep-blue L.A.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11462826\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11462826\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Osterhaus, a teacher at Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School in South Los Angeles, assists a student in his science class. Osterhaus has been a teacher in L.A. since 2001. \u003ccite>(Kyle Stokes/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some worry the president's support could prove toxic by galvanizing even more charter school opponents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It would be much more valuable for me, frankly, if [the president] just said he hates charter schools,\" said Caprice Young, chief executive officer and superintendent of the\u003ca href=\"http://www.magnoliapublicschools.org/#\"> Magnolia network of charter schools\u003c/a>. “The fact that Trump supports charter schools gives the opposition... an opportunity to equate charter schools with the things that Trump cares about, that most Californians are opposed to.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some charter school groups have begun pushing back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, several executives of charter school chains with big presences in California -- including Green Dot -- \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/03/28/trump-education-budget-needs-work-charter-school-ceos-column/99705262/\"> co-signed an op-ed in USA Today\u003c/a> saying they couldn’t support Trump's budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The executives wrote they could not abide by modest increases to federal charter grant programs while broader education programs took deep cuts.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Some charter school leaders worry President Trump's support could galvanize even more charter school opponents.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1495151886,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":40,"wordCount":950},"headData":{"title":"Trump Backs California Charter Schools, But the Feeling Isn't Mutual | KQED","description":"Some charter school leaders worry President Trump's support could galvanize even more charter school opponents.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Trump Backs California Charter Schools, But the Feeling Isn't Mutual","datePublished":"2017-05-18T07:01:46.000Z","dateModified":"2017-05-18T23:58:06.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11461330 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11461330","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/05/18/trump-backs-california-charter-schools-but-the-feeling-isnt-mutual/","disqusTitle":"Trump Backs California Charter Schools, But the Feeling Isn't Mutual","audioUrl":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/05/2017-05-18c-tcr.mp3","guestFields":"0","nprByline":"\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/about/people/staff/kyle-stokes\">Kyle Stokes\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/\">KPCC\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>","path":"/news/11461330/trump-backs-california-charter-schools-but-the-feeling-isnt-mutual","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Ed\u003c/a>,” exploring how President Trump’s proposed federal education policies could impact California schools. The series was produced in collaboration with reporters from \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPBS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPCC\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CALmatters\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As principal of a charter high school in South Los Angeles, Joshua Hartford said families would ask him the same question over and over again: \"When are you opening a middle school?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hartford works for \u003ca href=\"http://greendot.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Dot Public Schools\u003c/a>, the leading charter school operator in Los Angeles, and one of the top three largest in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He finally asked Green Dot executives if they would consider opening a middle school in one of L.A. County’s poorest areas -- the \u003ca href=\"http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/florence-firestone/\">Florence-Firestone neighborhood\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fast-forward to this school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Green Dot’s \u003ca href=\"http://ca.greendot.org/florence-firestone/\">Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School\u003c/a> made its debut with 116 students enrolled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hartford traded his high school principal role to manage the campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Parents] kept asking, ‘What can you do for my child who’s in the seventh grade right now?’” he said. “I decided I’d better do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461632\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Osterhaus, a teacher at Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School in South Los Angeles, introduces a lesson in his science class. The campus is operated by Green Dot Public Schools, the leading charter school operator in L.A. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461632\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Osterhaus, a teacher at Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School in South Los Angeles, introduces a lesson in his science class. The campus is operated by Green Dot Public Schools, the leading charter school operator in L.A. \u003ccite>(Kyle Stokes/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ánimo Florence-Firestone was established with help from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2014, Green Dot won a $14 million \u003ca href=\"https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-397-million-grants-expand-high-quality-charter-sc\">grant from the Obama administration\u003c/a>, allowing it to open or expand 20 schools in three states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Trump now wants to bolster that federal support for independent charter schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf\">2017-2018 proposed education budget\u003c/a>, Trump proposes $500 million to help charter school organizations like Green Dot establish or expand campuses throughout the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, he’s proposing to slash federal funding for long-established after school programs, early learning initiatives and teacher preparation and retention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461637\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School currently operates out of portable classroom buildings within the Los Angeles Unified School District. The independent charter is one of 228 charters in L.A. \u003ccite>(Kyle Stokes/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Next to philanthropy, the federal government has been one of the steadiest and best friends of charter schools,” said Nina Rees, president and CEO of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.publiccharters.org/\">National Association for Public Charter Schools\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With 228 independent charter schools, L.A. is currently home to more charters than any city in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Green Dot administrators say creating more charter schools from scratch will require a lot more federal funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Five-hundred million [is a] big number, but it still is relatively small compared to the money locally that has to happen to get schools off the ground,” said Chad Soleo, Green Dot Public Schools’ vice president of advancement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soleo said opening just one charter school can cost up to $3 million -- which covers facilities, technology, furniture, textbooks and other curricular materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because federal charter school grants only cover a small portion of that amount, charter operators have to rely heavily on philanthropy to make up the difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another factor that could impede Trump's charter school plan: L.A. politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Charter expansion is already a deeply divisive issue in the \u003ca href=\"http://home.lausd.net/\">L.A. Unified School District\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11462825\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11462825\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School in South Los Angeles is operated Green Dot Public Schools, the leading independent charter school operator in L.A. The organization would be eligible for more federal funding under President Trump's proposed education budget. \u003ccite>(Kyle Stokes/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The situation reached a boiling point in 2015 when the pro-charter \u003ca href=\"http://broadfoundation.org/\">Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation\u003c/a> outlined a strategy to drastically expand L.A.’s charter school sector.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public school supporters -- including\u003ca href=\"http://www.utla.net/\"> L.A. teachers unions\u003c/a> -- waged war, saying charters leech money and students from traditional public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan generated backlash, and philanthropists have since changed their strategy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s call for charter school expansion has evoked the same fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the eve of the president’s inauguration in January, hundreds of protesters at Grand View Boulevard Elementary in L.A. Unified expressed their dismay over Trump’s advocacy of private school vouchers and charter schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nine-year-old Luna Cruz had special message for Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You need to stop... trying to turn public schools into charters.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not all charter school leaders are on board with Trump, who's unpopular in deep-blue L.A.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11462826\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11462826\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Osterhaus, a teacher at Ánimo Florence-Firestone Middle School in South Los Angeles, assists a student in his science class. Osterhaus has been a teacher in L.A. since 2001. \u003ccite>(Kyle Stokes/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some worry the president's support could prove toxic by galvanizing even more charter school opponents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It would be much more valuable for me, frankly, if [the president] just said he hates charter schools,\" said Caprice Young, chief executive officer and superintendent of the\u003ca href=\"http://www.magnoliapublicschools.org/#\"> Magnolia network of charter schools\u003c/a>. “The fact that Trump supports charter schools gives the opposition... an opportunity to equate charter schools with the things that Trump cares about, that most Californians are opposed to.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some charter school groups have begun pushing back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, several executives of charter school chains with big presences in California -- including Green Dot -- \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/03/28/trump-education-budget-needs-work-charter-school-ceos-column/99705262/\"> co-signed an op-ed in USA Today\u003c/a> saying they couldn’t support Trump's budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The executives wrote they could not abide by modest increases to federal charter grant programs while broader education programs took deep cuts.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11461330/trump-backs-california-charter-schools-but-the-feeling-isnt-mutual","authors":["byline_news_11461330"],"programs":["news_6944","news_72"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_19655","news_1323","news_20516","news_20515","news_17286","news_17041","news_20961"],"affiliates":["news_18481","news_7054","news_7055"],"featImg":"news_11461636","label":"news_72"},"news_11461239":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11461239","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11461239","score":null,"sort":[1495042252000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"think-vouchers-would-be-a-ticket-to-top-schools-not-in-san-diego","title":"Think Vouchers Would Be a Ticket to Top Schools? Not in San Diego","publishDate":1495042252,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Ed\u003c/a>,” exploring how President Trump’s proposed federal education policies could impact California schools. The series was produced in collaboration with reporters from \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPBS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPCC\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CALmatters\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Education Secretary Betsy DeVos \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/03/29/devos-picking-a-school-should-be-like-choosing-among-uber-lyft-or-a-taxi/?utm_term=.ceaff4f40ad8\">has compared\u003c/a> private schools to the ride-hailing app Uber and public schools to traditional taxis. Where one's sleek and nimble, she says, the other is rickety and slow to change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/12/07/504451460/school-choice-101-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-does-it-work\">school voucher proposal\u003c/a> -- giving parents direct federal dollars to send their children to a private school of their choice -- is meant to change all of that that through market competition. But parents hoping for a slick ride for their kid’s education might want to think again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/jul/25/san-diego-taxi-union-wants-city-better-regulate-ub/\">Also like Uber\u003c/a>, the schools most likely to gain from the new administration's policies are wary of the government regulation that may come with federally funded vouchers. And that makes many private schools unlikely foes of the vouchers many thought would help parents pay for a private school option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"1wOy219OXnij8PAISNr7slTiQ7YSXipG\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"An independent school is just that. We are independent,\" said Kim Cooper, director of admissions at \u003ca href=\"https://www.bishops.com/page\">The Bishop's School\u003c/a> in La Jolla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Bishop's board has not yet weighed in on vouchers, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nais.org/\">National Association of Independent Schools\u003c/a> says the vast majority of its members are unlikely to accept them. Very few do in states that already have such programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the handful of San Diego independent schools KPBS surveyed, none said they would take vouchers. That closes any new doors a federal voucher program might open to San Diego's most coveted schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'If it ain't broke…'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If private schools are to school choice what Uber is to ride hailing, then Bishop's is a luxury Uber Black. The 108-year-old campus is filled with the scent of flowers, chirping birds and rich history. Open the door to a classroom and it is like your favorite college professor's office -- full of books, ephemera and great discussion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The classrooms are small like an office, too, built to perfectly fit about a dozen students around an oval table. The school enrolls 800 students and keeps a lengthy waiting list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461252\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461252\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-800x432.jpg\" alt=\"Students sit around a table in their English class at The Bishop's School.\" width=\"800\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-800x432.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-160x86.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-1020x550.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-1180x637.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-960x518.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-240x130.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-375x202.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-520x281.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students sit around a table in their English class at The Bishop's School. \u003ccite>(Nicholas McVicker/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"You really have the opportunity to really engage with your teachers to really experience that learning,\" said Tamika Lipford, who graduated from Bishop's in 2005 and went on to become a military prosecutor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recently came back to the school to give the keynote address at its annual fundraiser, which brought in $1 million for tuition assistance. Each year, Bishop's awards $3 million in financial aid to 20 percent of its students. It costs more than $33,000 a year to attend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lipford was herself a financial aid recipient. One of seven children, she expected to go to El Camino High School in Oceanside before Bishop's basketball coach recruited her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's a stark difference between where I went to middle school, Martin Luther King Middle School, and the actual high school I would have gone to, El Camino.\" Lipford said. \"The focus there would have been on athletics, not so much on academics. Whereas, at Bishop's the focus is on academics and making sure you excel in that area, and then having athletics come second.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lipford said that focus was a result of small class sizes, personalized instruction and daily contact with an adviser. She said she worries throwing a school choice initiative into the mix would ruin all that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cooper, the admission's director, agrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have an admission process and that process is to enroll the most qualified students who would fulfill the mission of our school and be mission-appropriate. That's where our focus is, not on affordability,\" she said, adding that the school's fundraising efforts allow it to recruit diverse students from all socioeconomic backgrounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kb6nWYahp0\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Wary of Regulation\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Myra McGovern, the vice president of media for NAIS, said Bishop's has reason to believe a voucher program might change things on campus. She said vouchers could come with regulatory strings attached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/05/trump_praises_dc_vouchers_graduation.html\">existing voucher programs\u003c/a> require student beneficiaries to take standardized tests. Schools worry that may bleed into curriculum by encouraging schools to \"teach to the test.\" And vouchers are often awarded through lotteries, complicating a system whereby independent schools first admit students whom they believe will excel in their school model and then figure out financial aid later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGovern added that independent schools have even less incentive to take vouchers because they likely wouldn't cover the full cost of tuition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So would parents gain access for their children anywhere under a voucher program?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Parochial Schools in Need of Fixing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The Spanish archways and chirping birds at \u003ca href=\"http://69.167.141.143/~bsps2013/\">Blessed Sacrament Catholic School\u003c/a> in San Diego's urban core echo those at Bishop's. But look closer and you'll see an abandoned preschool playground and peeling paint on a statue of the Virgin Mary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461256\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-800x448.jpg\" alt=\"A statue of the Virgin Mary at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School.\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-800x448.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-1020x571.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-1180x661.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-960x538.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-240x134.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-375x210.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-520x291.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A statue of the Virgin Mary at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School. \u003ccite>(Nicholas McVicker/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This was, at one time, one of our powerhouse Catholic schools,\" said John Galvan, the head of schools for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sdcatholic.org/\">Catholic Diocese of San Diego County\u003c/a>. \"Founded in 1947, it currently has 114 students.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's about half its capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a tour of the school, Galvan stops at the trophy case. The years etched in brass stop around 2005.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Blessed Sacrament is in a position where they don't have enough students to field sports teams,\" Galvan said. \"And what's ironic about that is you have two Hall of Famers -- college basketball with \u003ca href=\"http://www.billwalton.com/\">Bill Walton\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://philmickelson.com/\">Phil Mickelson\u003c/a>, a professional golfer -- they both graduated from this school.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"66E6KaaEWReUThEdjhQXoeAAhKDYIH4X\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvan says it's the cost. A lot of families \u003ca href=\"http://www.sdcatholic.org/Portals/0/pdf/EducationInsert_B_web.pdf\">cannot afford\u003c/a> to pay $5,000 a year for elementary school and $15,000 for high school. The diocese has a financial aid fund filled by parishioners, but it taps out at $1 million. Last year, Galvan calculated there was $16 million in need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Historically, parish schools were built in this country to serve poor, immigrant families,\" Galvan said. \"The parochial model in its current form, in most cases, cannot survive.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvan is not comfortable saying his schools would accept vouchers without seeing a plan on paper, but they are the ones most likely to. They have \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/jan/13/san-diego-diocese-searches-way-keep-schools-afloat/\">experienced a sharp decline\u003c/a> in enrollment nationwide, so they have the space. And they already take federal education dollars for low-income children and professional development, so vouchers are not as far of a stretch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvan said school choice, generally, is good for parochial schools -- and for parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The value of Catholic education -- moral and character development, leadership development, a sense of responsibility ethos for others, a safe, caring environment where students are known and loved -- those are all reasons why our families choose our schools,\" Galvan said, adding that nearly all of his students graduate high school on time, many going on to impressive universities. \"So with the question of school choice, that's something we certainly advocate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Galvan is hesitant to give vouchers his blessing for fear of government influence. He and his colleagues in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cacatholic.org/\">California Catholic Conference\u003c/a>, the lobbying arm of the Catholic community, favor \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/03/01/517917450/trump-highlighted-this-unusual-school-choice-idea-last-night\">tax credit scholarships\u003c/a>. That is what they are lobbying for in Sacramento -- tax credits that incentivize donations to a private scholarship fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461259\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Tamika Lipford stands in The Bishop's School gym.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-960x541.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamika Lipford stands in The Bishop's School gym. \u003ccite>(Matthew Bowler/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What About Public Schools?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Back at Bishop's, Tamika Lipford shares her vision for how to give more children the successful education she received.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think that it would probably be appropriate to bring public schools up to the caliber of Bishop's, just so any individual student that is in a public school actually has the opportunity,\" Lipford said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keri Peckham, a lead organizer on Bishop's spring fundraiser, underscored the current need at public schools. She also helped organize the fundraiser for her children's school in the Poway Unified School District (they are too young to attend Bishop's). The top item on their wish list was a physical education teacher, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite pushback from parents, public schools and even private schools, President Trump and Education Secretary DeVos continue to push for a voucher program. Meanwhile, Congress is looking at tax credits that could gain more traction among private schools and voters.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Some private schools are wary of regulation -- and that makes them unlikely foes of the vouchers many thought would help parents pay for a private school option.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1495050745,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":39,"wordCount":1426},"headData":{"title":"Think Vouchers Would Be a Ticket to Top Schools? Not in San Diego | KQED","description":"Some private schools are wary of regulation -- and that makes them unlikely foes of the vouchers many thought would help parents pay for a private school option.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Think Vouchers Would Be a Ticket to Top Schools? Not in San Diego","datePublished":"2017-05-17T17:30:52.000Z","dateModified":"2017-05-17T19:52:25.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11461239 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11461239","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/05/17/think-vouchers-would-be-a-ticket-to-top-schools-not-in-san-diego/","disqusTitle":"Think Vouchers Would Be a Ticket to Top Schools? Not in San Diego","audioUrl":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/05/2017-05-17c-tcr.mp3","guestFields":"0","nprByline":"\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/staff/megan-burks/\">Megan Burks\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/\">KPBS\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>","path":"/news/11461239/think-vouchers-would-be-a-ticket-to-top-schools-not-in-san-diego","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Ed\u003c/a>,” exploring how President Trump’s proposed federal education policies could impact California schools. The series was produced in collaboration with reporters from \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPBS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPCC\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CALmatters\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Education Secretary Betsy DeVos \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/03/29/devos-picking-a-school-should-be-like-choosing-among-uber-lyft-or-a-taxi/?utm_term=.ceaff4f40ad8\">has compared\u003c/a> private schools to the ride-hailing app Uber and public schools to traditional taxis. Where one's sleek and nimble, she says, the other is rickety and slow to change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/12/07/504451460/school-choice-101-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-does-it-work\">school voucher proposal\u003c/a> -- giving parents direct federal dollars to send their children to a private school of their choice -- is meant to change all of that that through market competition. But parents hoping for a slick ride for their kid’s education might want to think again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/jul/25/san-diego-taxi-union-wants-city-better-regulate-ub/\">Also like Uber\u003c/a>, the schools most likely to gain from the new administration's policies are wary of the government regulation that may come with federally funded vouchers. And that makes many private schools unlikely foes of the vouchers many thought would help parents pay for a private school option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"An independent school is just that. We are independent,\" said Kim Cooper, director of admissions at \u003ca href=\"https://www.bishops.com/page\">The Bishop's School\u003c/a> in La Jolla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Bishop's board has not yet weighed in on vouchers, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nais.org/\">National Association of Independent Schools\u003c/a> says the vast majority of its members are unlikely to accept them. Very few do in states that already have such programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the handful of San Diego independent schools KPBS surveyed, none said they would take vouchers. That closes any new doors a federal voucher program might open to San Diego's most coveted schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'If it ain't broke…'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If private schools are to school choice what Uber is to ride hailing, then Bishop's is a luxury Uber Black. The 108-year-old campus is filled with the scent of flowers, chirping birds and rich history. Open the door to a classroom and it is like your favorite college professor's office -- full of books, ephemera and great discussion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The classrooms are small like an office, too, built to perfectly fit about a dozen students around an oval table. The school enrolls 800 students and keeps a lengthy waiting list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461252\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461252\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-800x432.jpg\" alt=\"Students sit around a table in their English class at The Bishop's School.\" width=\"800\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-800x432.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-160x86.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-1020x550.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-1180x637.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-960x518.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-240x130.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-375x202.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-520x281.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students sit around a table in their English class at The Bishop's School. \u003ccite>(Nicholas McVicker/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"You really have the opportunity to really engage with your teachers to really experience that learning,\" said Tamika Lipford, who graduated from Bishop's in 2005 and went on to become a military prosecutor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recently came back to the school to give the keynote address at its annual fundraiser, which brought in $1 million for tuition assistance. Each year, Bishop's awards $3 million in financial aid to 20 percent of its students. It costs more than $33,000 a year to attend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lipford was herself a financial aid recipient. One of seven children, she expected to go to El Camino High School in Oceanside before Bishop's basketball coach recruited her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's a stark difference between where I went to middle school, Martin Luther King Middle School, and the actual high school I would have gone to, El Camino.\" Lipford said. \"The focus there would have been on athletics, not so much on academics. Whereas, at Bishop's the focus is on academics and making sure you excel in that area, and then having athletics come second.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lipford said that focus was a result of small class sizes, personalized instruction and daily contact with an adviser. She said she worries throwing a school choice initiative into the mix would ruin all that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cooper, the admission's director, agrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have an admission process and that process is to enroll the most qualified students who would fulfill the mission of our school and be mission-appropriate. That's where our focus is, not on affordability,\" she said, adding that the school's fundraising efforts allow it to recruit diverse students from all socioeconomic backgrounds.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/6Kb6nWYahp0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/6Kb6nWYahp0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch3>Wary of Regulation\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Myra McGovern, the vice president of media for NAIS, said Bishop's has reason to believe a voucher program might change things on campus. She said vouchers could come with regulatory strings attached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/05/trump_praises_dc_vouchers_graduation.html\">existing voucher programs\u003c/a> require student beneficiaries to take standardized tests. Schools worry that may bleed into curriculum by encouraging schools to \"teach to the test.\" And vouchers are often awarded through lotteries, complicating a system whereby independent schools first admit students whom they believe will excel in their school model and then figure out financial aid later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGovern added that independent schools have even less incentive to take vouchers because they likely wouldn't cover the full cost of tuition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So would parents gain access for their children anywhere under a voucher program?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Parochial Schools in Need of Fixing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The Spanish archways and chirping birds at \u003ca href=\"http://69.167.141.143/~bsps2013/\">Blessed Sacrament Catholic School\u003c/a> in San Diego's urban core echo those at Bishop's. But look closer and you'll see an abandoned preschool playground and peeling paint on a statue of the Virgin Mary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461256\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-800x448.jpg\" alt=\"A statue of the Virgin Mary at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School.\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-800x448.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-1020x571.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-1180x661.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-960x538.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-240x134.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-375x210.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-520x291.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A statue of the Virgin Mary at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School. \u003ccite>(Nicholas McVicker/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"This was, at one time, one of our powerhouse Catholic schools,\" said John Galvan, the head of schools for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sdcatholic.org/\">Catholic Diocese of San Diego County\u003c/a>. \"Founded in 1947, it currently has 114 students.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's about half its capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a tour of the school, Galvan stops at the trophy case. The years etched in brass stop around 2005.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Blessed Sacrament is in a position where they don't have enough students to field sports teams,\" Galvan said. \"And what's ironic about that is you have two Hall of Famers -- college basketball with \u003ca href=\"http://www.billwalton.com/\">Bill Walton\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://philmickelson.com/\">Phil Mickelson\u003c/a>, a professional golfer -- they both graduated from this school.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvan says it's the cost. A lot of families \u003ca href=\"http://www.sdcatholic.org/Portals/0/pdf/EducationInsert_B_web.pdf\">cannot afford\u003c/a> to pay $5,000 a year for elementary school and $15,000 for high school. The diocese has a financial aid fund filled by parishioners, but it taps out at $1 million. Last year, Galvan calculated there was $16 million in need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Historically, parish schools were built in this country to serve poor, immigrant families,\" Galvan said. \"The parochial model in its current form, in most cases, cannot survive.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvan is not comfortable saying his schools would accept vouchers without seeing a plan on paper, but they are the ones most likely to. They have \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/jan/13/san-diego-diocese-searches-way-keep-schools-afloat/\">experienced a sharp decline\u003c/a> in enrollment nationwide, so they have the space. And they already take federal education dollars for low-income children and professional development, so vouchers are not as far of a stretch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvan said school choice, generally, is good for parochial schools -- and for parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The value of Catholic education -- moral and character development, leadership development, a sense of responsibility ethos for others, a safe, caring environment where students are known and loved -- those are all reasons why our families choose our schools,\" Galvan said, adding that nearly all of his students graduate high school on time, many going on to impressive universities. \"So with the question of school choice, that's something we certainly advocate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Galvan is hesitant to give vouchers his blessing for fear of government influence. He and his colleagues in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cacatholic.org/\">California Catholic Conference\u003c/a>, the lobbying arm of the Catholic community, favor \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/03/01/517917450/trump-highlighted-this-unusual-school-choice-idea-last-night\">tax credit scholarships\u003c/a>. That is what they are lobbying for in Sacramento -- tax credits that incentivize donations to a private scholarship fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11461259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11461259\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Tamika Lipford stands in The Bishop's School gym.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-960x541.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamika Lipford stands in The Bishop's School gym. \u003ccite>(Matthew Bowler/KPBS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What About Public Schools?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Back at Bishop's, Tamika Lipford shares her vision for how to give more children the successful education she received.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think that it would probably be appropriate to bring public schools up to the caliber of Bishop's, just so any individual student that is in a public school actually has the opportunity,\" Lipford said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keri Peckham, a lead organizer on Bishop's spring fundraiser, underscored the current need at public schools. She also helped organize the fundraiser for her children's school in the Poway Unified School District (they are too young to attend Bishop's). The top item on their wish list was a physical education teacher, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite pushback from parents, public schools and even private schools, President Trump and Education Secretary DeVos continue to push for a voucher program. Meanwhile, Congress is looking at tax credits that could gain more traction among private schools and voters.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11461239/think-vouchers-would-be-a-ticket-to-top-schools-not-in-san-diego","authors":["byline_news_11461239"],"programs":["news_6944","news_72"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_20504","news_1323","news_20515","news_17286","news_17041","news_20961"],"affiliates":["news_18481","news_7054","news_7055"],"featImg":"news_11463063","label":"news_72"},"news_11459245":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11459245","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11459245","score":null,"sort":[1494939005000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"is-this-nevada-familys-school-choice-a-lesson-for-california","title":"Is This Nevada Family's School Choice a Lesson for California?","publishDate":1494939005,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series \"\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Ed\u003c/a>,\" exploring how President Trump's proposed federal education policies could impact California schools. The series was produced in collaboration with reporters from \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPBS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPCC\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CALmatters\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Private school feels out of reach for many Californians -- but what if a nonprofit organization offered to foot the bill?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some states already do this through tax credit scholarships, an approach President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos want to make accessible to families across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, however, the state Legislature has \u003ca href=\"https://www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/school_choice/50statereport/states/california.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected tax credit scholarships\u003c/a>, saying it hurts public schools and violates the separation of church and state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"hueMXO9HYkwk7yB45qJKCKWjugtSg29H\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of California’s neighboring states -- Nevada -- \u003ca href=\"http://www.doe.nv.gov/Private_Schools/Nevada_Choice_Scholarship_Program/\">has adopted this option\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Emery family is one of hundreds of families receiving these special grants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never ever thought my children would go to a private school. We just always thought they would go to their public school,” says Melanie Emery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Emerys live in Carson City, the state’s rural capital about 30 miles east of Lake Tahoe. Their three children -- Nevaeh, 8, Grace, 6, and Josiah, 3 -- are adopted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11459835\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11459835\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-800x545.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Emery plays around with his oldest daughter Nevaeh, 8, at their Carson City home. She's one of three adopted children in the Emery household.\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-800x545.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-160x109.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-1180x804.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-960x655.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-240x164.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-375x256.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-520x355.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Emery plays around with his oldest daughter Nevaeh, 8, at their Carson City home. She's one of three adopted children in the Emery household. \u003ccite>(Gabriel Salcedo/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Like many families, Melanie and her husband, Nick Emery, turned to their neighborhood public school when it came time to enroll their oldest daughter in kindergarten.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Melanie says it just didn't feel right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just knew in my heart that this was not a fit for our daughter,” she recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.doe.nv.gov/\">Nevada public schools\u003c/a> are among the lowest-performing in the nation, and many underperforming schools are located in rural communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melanie recalls there were nearly 40 kids in each class at the local campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says teachers didn’t seem properly trained, classwork wasn’t challenging and she didn’t feel a sense of school community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I was just so worried about her,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11459346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11459346 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-800x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-800x563.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-1020x717.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-1180x830.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-960x675.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-375x264.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-520x366.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nevaeh Emery briefly attended a local public school in Carson City before her parents decided it wasn't the best fit for her needs. She now attends a private Christian school using a tax credit scholarship. \u003ccite>(Gabriel Salcedo/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The family’s request to transfer to another school was denied, and the next school district was about 50 miles away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We felt trapped,” Nick Emery says. “That can’t be our reality. That can’t be their reality.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In desperation, they turned to what’s called a tax credit scholarship -- a school choice option offered in 16 other states, including Florida and Arizona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"cuV0oZsqFZ2kxlAs0cs2qFJFooQxdb6H\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be clear, these special scholarships are not \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-vouchers.aspx\">school vouchers\u003c/a>, which often get mired in legal challenges because they’re funded through taxpayer money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-scholarship-tax-credits.aspx\">Tax credit scholarships\u003c/a> are made up of private donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Individuals and businesses donate to nonprofits that specialize in these grants and, in return, get sizable tax breaks. Families looking for public school alternatives apply for these scholarships and, if selected, can use them at certain private schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nevada adopted this school choice option about two years ago, following a public outcry for more options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these tax credit scholarships are controversial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11459353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11459353\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-800x555.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-800x555.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-160x111.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-1180x818.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-960x666.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-240x166.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-375x260.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-520x360.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nevaeh Emery, 8, plays the piano in the family room of her Carson City home. She is one of three adopted children in the Emery household. \u003ccite>(Gabriel Salcedo/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California is one of 37 states that have a statute written into their constitutions that prohibits the use of public dollars going to religious causes -- for example, parochial school tuition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics in the Golden State also say these scholarships are a workaround to school vouchers, but that they have the same effect: Take students and money away from local public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They say these grants don’t necessarily get to the kids who need them the most, because often there's no income threshold, so low-income families sometimes compete with middle-class families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, private tax credit scholarships don’t always cover the full cost of tuition, leaving families in a precarious position from year to year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Emery family, tuition at the private Christian school Nevaeh and Grace now attend costs roughly $10,000 combined, which is fully covered by the tax credit scholarships they received this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11459350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11459350\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-800x582.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-800x582.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-160x116.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-1020x742.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-1180x859.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-960x699.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-240x175.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-375x273.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-520x378.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melanie Emery hugs her two adopted daughters Grace, 6 (left) and Nevaeh, 8 (right). Roughly $10,000 in private school tuition is now covered for both daughters under a school choice option offered by Nevada. \u003ccite>(Gabriel Salcedo/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Melanie and Nick say they could not afford that on his meager salary as a pastor, which is why they’re thankful Nevada and other states do give families the option and resources to make this choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are people across the nation who also believe in equipping families to make the best choice, and it’s a movement,\" Nick says. \"People are rising up and saying, 'We want to do what’s best in every community, every neighborhood, and for every person.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They say their daughters' new school has helped the girls overcome social and emotional problems stemming from early experiences with their birth parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels more like a family,” Melanie says. “As far as testing goes, it does test head-and-shoulders above the other schools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yet it’s still teaching to the same standards that are required of the public schools,” Nick adds. “The teachers have found a way to make it work, and to make it work well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, it’s unclear how the Trump administration could force a tax credit system on every state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that happens, most educators in California say they’ll fight back.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Dissatisfied with their only public school option, the Emery family used a tax credit scholarship to afford a private Christian school — an option California has rejected.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1495048827,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":39,"wordCount":990},"headData":{"title":"Is This Nevada Family's School Choice a Lesson for California? | KQED","description":"Dissatisfied with their only public school option, the Emery family used a tax credit scholarship to afford a private Christian school — an option California has rejected.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Is This Nevada Family's School Choice a Lesson for California?","datePublished":"2017-05-16T12:50:05.000Z","dateModified":"2017-05-17T19:20:27.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11459245 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11459245","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/05/16/is-this-nevada-familys-school-choice-a-lesson-for-california/","disqusTitle":"Is This Nevada Family's School Choice a Lesson for California?","audioUrl":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/05/2017-05-16b-tcr.mp3","guestFields":"0","path":"/news/11459245/is-this-nevada-familys-school-choice-a-lesson-for-california","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series \"\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Ed\u003c/a>,\" exploring how President Trump's proposed federal education policies could impact California schools. The series was produced in collaboration with reporters from \u003ca href=\"http://www.kpbs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPBS\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KPCC\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CALmatters\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Private school feels out of reach for many Californians -- but what if a nonprofit organization offered to foot the bill?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some states already do this through tax credit scholarships, an approach President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos want to make accessible to families across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, however, the state Legislature has \u003ca href=\"https://www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/school_choice/50statereport/states/california.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected tax credit scholarships\u003c/a>, saying it hurts public schools and violates the separation of church and state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of California’s neighboring states -- Nevada -- \u003ca href=\"http://www.doe.nv.gov/Private_Schools/Nevada_Choice_Scholarship_Program/\">has adopted this option\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Emery family is one of hundreds of families receiving these special grants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I never ever thought my children would go to a private school. We just always thought they would go to their public school,” says Melanie Emery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Emerys live in Carson City, the state’s rural capital about 30 miles east of Lake Tahoe. Their three children -- Nevaeh, 8, Grace, 6, and Josiah, 3 -- are adopted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11459835\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11459835\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-800x545.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Emery plays around with his oldest daughter Nevaeh, 8, at their Carson City home. She's one of three adopted children in the Emery household.\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-800x545.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-160x109.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-1180x804.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-960x655.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-240x164.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-375x256.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-520x355.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Emery plays around with his oldest daughter Nevaeh, 8, at their Carson City home. She's one of three adopted children in the Emery household. \u003ccite>(Gabriel Salcedo/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Like many families, Melanie and her husband, Nick Emery, turned to their neighborhood public school when it came time to enroll their oldest daughter in kindergarten.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Melanie says it just didn't feel right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just knew in my heart that this was not a fit for our daughter,” she recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.doe.nv.gov/\">Nevada public schools\u003c/a> are among the lowest-performing in the nation, and many underperforming schools are located in rural communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melanie recalls there were nearly 40 kids in each class at the local campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says teachers didn’t seem properly trained, classwork wasn’t challenging and she didn’t feel a sense of school community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I was just so worried about her,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11459346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11459346 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-800x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-800x563.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-1020x717.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-1180x830.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-960x675.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-375x264.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-520x366.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nevaeh Emery briefly attended a local public school in Carson City before her parents decided it wasn't the best fit for her needs. She now attends a private Christian school using a tax credit scholarship. \u003ccite>(Gabriel Salcedo/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The family’s request to transfer to another school was denied, and the next school district was about 50 miles away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We felt trapped,” Nick Emery says. “That can’t be our reality. That can’t be their reality.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In desperation, they turned to what’s called a tax credit scholarship -- a school choice option offered in 16 other states, including Florida and Arizona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be clear, these special scholarships are not \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-vouchers.aspx\">school vouchers\u003c/a>, which often get mired in legal challenges because they’re funded through taxpayer money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-scholarship-tax-credits.aspx\">Tax credit scholarships\u003c/a> are made up of private donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Individuals and businesses donate to nonprofits that specialize in these grants and, in return, get sizable tax breaks. Families looking for public school alternatives apply for these scholarships and, if selected, can use them at certain private schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nevada adopted this school choice option about two years ago, following a public outcry for more options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these tax credit scholarships are controversial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11459353\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11459353\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-800x555.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-800x555.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-160x111.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-1180x818.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-960x666.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-240x166.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-375x260.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-520x360.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nevaeh Emery, 8, plays the piano in the family room of her Carson City home. She is one of three adopted children in the Emery household. \u003ccite>(Gabriel Salcedo/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California is one of 37 states that have a statute written into their constitutions that prohibits the use of public dollars going to religious causes -- for example, parochial school tuition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics in the Golden State also say these scholarships are a workaround to school vouchers, but that they have the same effect: Take students and money away from local public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They say these grants don’t necessarily get to the kids who need them the most, because often there's no income threshold, so low-income families sometimes compete with middle-class families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, private tax credit scholarships don’t always cover the full cost of tuition, leaving families in a precarious position from year to year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Emery family, tuition at the private Christian school Nevaeh and Grace now attend costs roughly $10,000 combined, which is fully covered by the tax credit scholarships they received this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11459350\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11459350\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-800x582.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-800x582.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-160x116.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-1020x742.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-1180x859.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-960x699.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-240x175.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-375x273.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-520x378.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melanie Emery hugs her two adopted daughters Grace, 6 (left) and Nevaeh, 8 (right). Roughly $10,000 in private school tuition is now covered for both daughters under a school choice option offered by Nevada. \u003ccite>(Gabriel Salcedo/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Melanie and Nick say they could not afford that on his meager salary as a pastor, which is why they’re thankful Nevada and other states do give families the option and resources to make this choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are people across the nation who also believe in equipping families to make the best choice, and it’s a movement,\" Nick says. \"People are rising up and saying, 'We want to do what’s best in every community, every neighborhood, and for every person.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They say their daughters' new school has helped the girls overcome social and emotional problems stemming from early experiences with their birth parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It feels more like a family,” Melanie says. “As far as testing goes, it does test head-and-shoulders above the other schools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yet it’s still teaching to the same standards that are required of the public schools,” Nick adds. “The teachers have found a way to make it work, and to make it work well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, it’s unclear how the Trump administration could force a tax credit system on every state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that happens, most educators in California say they’ll fight back.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11459245/is-this-nevada-familys-school-choice-a-lesson-for-california","authors":["211"],"programs":["news_6944","news_72"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_20504","news_1323","news_20515","news_17286","news_17041","news_20961"],"affiliates":["news_18481","news_7054","news_7055"],"featImg":"news_11461026","label":"news_72"},"news_11452311":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11452311","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11452311","score":null,"sort":[1494831951000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-could-trump-impact-california-schools-a-cheat-sheet","title":"How Could Trump Impact California Schools? A Cheat Sheet","publishDate":1494831951,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED teamed up with KPCC in Los Angeles, KPBS in San Diego and CALmatters to produce a series called \"\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump ED\u003c/a>,\" exploring the intersection between President Trump's proposed federal education policies and how they might impact California schools.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Trump has pledged to expand 'school choice.' Do most California families have access to school choice now?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>California offers “school choice” options in the form of \u003ca href=\"http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charter schools\u003c/a>,\u003ca href=\"http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/eo/mt/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> magnet schools\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/eo/op/\">open enrollment policies\u003c/a>. Of these options, the majority of California families opt for charter schools, which are public schools that operate independently from school districts, giving them greater flexibility when it comes to hiring and curriculum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ccsa.org/understanding/numbers/\">California has the most charter schools\u003c/a> and charter school students in the United States -- and that number is expected to grow if President Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf\">federal education spending plan\u003c/a> is approved by Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"6YFwWXlUo5QYxRX1aYkYli973IevpATM\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump wants to boost the federal charter school grant program -- currently funded at $333 million -- by an additional $168 million. These grants allow state and charter organizations to start new charters and expand existing ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some charter school advocates in California welcome that support, while others worry Trump’s support of charters -- backed by \u003ca href=\"https://www2.ed.gov/news/staff/bios/devos.html?src=hp\">U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos\u003c/a> -- might prove toxic and end up bolstering local opposition to charter schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Will Trump give California public schools more money? Or take funding away?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Trump wants to do both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president's proposed 2017-18 budget calls for a historic $1.4 billion federal investment in school choice, including new money for private school vouchers and charter schools, as well as directing $1 billion to follow students to the school of their choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That infusion of school choice cash is far smaller than the $20 billion investment he proposed on the campaign trail, but it still represents a big shift in federal priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, he’s proposing to slash federal funding for long-established after school programs, early learning initiatives and teacher preparation and retention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"j6YcLp3S5SKHMnEvzH19LUIKDBiztGXZ\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because California is one of the largest states with the most public school students, Trump's plan would result in a loss of hundreds of millions of federal dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump also doesn't plan to increase funding for special education programs under the \u003ca href=\"http://idea.ed.gov/\">Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)\u003c/a>. Special education advocates have been pushing for more federal support because special education programs are costly, forcing state and school districts to make up the difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Some local teachers unions say Trump wants to 'privatize' public schools. What does that mean? Will he do it?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>President Trump has made it clear he wants to create a private school choice program at the federal level, which would offer American families alternatives if they don’t want to send their children to local public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/school_choice/50statereport/states/california.pdf\">Constitution prohibits private school choice programs\u003c/a>. However, more than a dozen other states do support them -- the most popular programs being school vouchers and tax credit scholarships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As such, these are the two options Trump wants to make the centerpiece of his education agenda, which is outlined in his proposed 2017-18 budget. But restructuring the country’s public school system to allow for more private school choice is likely to face legal challenges and hurdles from Democratic-controlled states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has said she will not impose a federal school choice program on states, which leaves many unanswered questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What's the difference between a school voucher and a tax credit scholarship?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-vouchers.aspx\">School vouchers\u003c/a> are publicly funded coupons set aside by a state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Qualifying families can use vouchers to pay for the private school of their choice, whether it’s a parochial or independent school. But critics point out vouchers may not cover the full cost of tuition, leaving many low-income families in a precarious position from year to year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics also say vouchers rob public schools of state funding, making it difficult for them to improve the quality of education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-scholarship-tax-credits.aspx\">Tax credit scholarships\u003c/a> on the other hand are funded through individuals and businesses who donate to nonprofits specializing in these grants. In return, those individuals and businesses get tax breaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Families must apply for tax credit scholarships, which can only be used at private schools that accept them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics say -- much like vouchers -- tax credit scholarships don’t always cover the full cost of tuition, and the most disadvantaged families are often competing with middle class families to secure the grants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, private schools don’t have to adhere to the same kind of accountability rules that public schools must follow -- and private schools can also be selective in who they admit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So even if a family has secured a tax-credit scholarship, their child isn't guaranteed a seat in class.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Can I start exploring private schools in California as an option for my child?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>California -- along with 35 other states -- adheres to what’s called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/school_choice/50statereport/states/california.pdf\">Blaine Amendment\u003c/a>, a statute written into the state Constitution which sets strict limits on public dollars going to religious causes, i.e. parochial school tuition, in this instance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, the Golden State prohibits the use of tax credit scholarships or school vouchers, so families cannot leverage these options in looking for private school alternatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers could adopt another statute which would override the Blaine amendment -- but that’s not likely to happen in deep-blue California which is a strong defender of its public school system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, all that could change if Trump imposes a private school choice program on states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A recent public opinion poll found more Californians are interested in the idea of school vouchers, with roughly 60 percent of residents liking the concept.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"California is likely to push back aggressively on much of Trump's education reform agenda. So what does that mean for the state’s schools, both public and private?","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1495048753,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":32,"wordCount":968},"headData":{"title":"How Could Trump Impact California Schools? A Cheat Sheet | KQED","description":"California is likely to push back aggressively on much of Trump's education reform agenda. So what does that mean for the state’s schools, both public and private?","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"How Could Trump Impact California Schools? 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A Cheat Sheet","audioUrl":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/05/2017-05-15c-tcr.mp3","guestFields":"0","path":"/news/11452311/how-could-trump-impact-california-schools-a-cheat-sheet","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED teamed up with KPCC in Los Angeles, KPBS in San Diego and CALmatters to produce a series called \"\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump ED\u003c/a>,\" exploring the intersection between President Trump's proposed federal education policies and how they might impact California schools.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Trump has pledged to expand 'school choice.' Do most California families have access to school choice now?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>California offers “school choice” options in the form of \u003ca href=\"http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charter schools\u003c/a>,\u003ca href=\"http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/eo/mt/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> magnet schools\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/eo/op/\">open enrollment policies\u003c/a>. Of these options, the majority of California families opt for charter schools, which are public schools that operate independently from school districts, giving them greater flexibility when it comes to hiring and curriculum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ccsa.org/understanding/numbers/\">California has the most charter schools\u003c/a> and charter school students in the United States -- and that number is expected to grow if President Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf\">federal education spending plan\u003c/a> is approved by Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump wants to boost the federal charter school grant program -- currently funded at $333 million -- by an additional $168 million. These grants allow state and charter organizations to start new charters and expand existing ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some charter school advocates in California welcome that support, while others worry Trump’s support of charters -- backed by \u003ca href=\"https://www2.ed.gov/news/staff/bios/devos.html?src=hp\">U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos\u003c/a> -- might prove toxic and end up bolstering local opposition to charter schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Will Trump give California public schools more money? Or take funding away?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Trump wants to do both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president's proposed 2017-18 budget calls for a historic $1.4 billion federal investment in school choice, including new money for private school vouchers and charter schools, as well as directing $1 billion to follow students to the school of their choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That infusion of school choice cash is far smaller than the $20 billion investment he proposed on the campaign trail, but it still represents a big shift in federal priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, he’s proposing to slash federal funding for long-established after school programs, early learning initiatives and teacher preparation and retention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because California is one of the largest states with the most public school students, Trump's plan would result in a loss of hundreds of millions of federal dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump also doesn't plan to increase funding for special education programs under the \u003ca href=\"http://idea.ed.gov/\">Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)\u003c/a>. Special education advocates have been pushing for more federal support because special education programs are costly, forcing state and school districts to make up the difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Some local teachers unions say Trump wants to 'privatize' public schools. What does that mean? Will he do it?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>President Trump has made it clear he wants to create a private school choice program at the federal level, which would offer American families alternatives if they don’t want to send their children to local public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/school_choice/50statereport/states/california.pdf\">Constitution prohibits private school choice programs\u003c/a>. However, more than a dozen other states do support them -- the most popular programs being school vouchers and tax credit scholarships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As such, these are the two options Trump wants to make the centerpiece of his education agenda, which is outlined in his proposed 2017-18 budget. But restructuring the country’s public school system to allow for more private school choice is likely to face legal challenges and hurdles from Democratic-controlled states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has said she will not impose a federal school choice program on states, which leaves many unanswered questions.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What's the difference between a school voucher and a tax credit scholarship?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-vouchers.aspx\">School vouchers\u003c/a> are publicly funded coupons set aside by a state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Qualifying families can use vouchers to pay for the private school of their choice, whether it’s a parochial or independent school. But critics point out vouchers may not cover the full cost of tuition, leaving many low-income families in a precarious position from year to year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics also say vouchers rob public schools of state funding, making it difficult for them to improve the quality of education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-scholarship-tax-credits.aspx\">Tax credit scholarships\u003c/a> on the other hand are funded through individuals and businesses who donate to nonprofits specializing in these grants. In return, those individuals and businesses get tax breaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Families must apply for tax credit scholarships, which can only be used at private schools that accept them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics say -- much like vouchers -- tax credit scholarships don’t always cover the full cost of tuition, and the most disadvantaged families are often competing with middle class families to secure the grants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, private schools don’t have to adhere to the same kind of accountability rules that public schools must follow -- and private schools can also be selective in who they admit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So even if a family has secured a tax-credit scholarship, their child isn't guaranteed a seat in class.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Can I start exploring private schools in California as an option for my child?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>California -- along with 35 other states -- adheres to what’s called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/school_choice/50statereport/states/california.pdf\">Blaine Amendment\u003c/a>, a statute written into the state Constitution which sets strict limits on public dollars going to religious causes, i.e. parochial school tuition, in this instance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, the Golden State prohibits the use of tax credit scholarships or school vouchers, so families cannot leverage these options in looking for private school alternatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers could adopt another statute which would override the Blaine amendment -- but that’s not likely to happen in deep-blue California which is a strong defender of its public school system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, all that could change if Trump imposes a private school choice program on states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A recent public opinion poll found more Californians are interested in the idea of school vouchers, with roughly 60 percent of residents liking the concept.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11452311/how-could-trump-impact-california-schools-a-cheat-sheet","authors":["211"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_20504","news_1323","news_19542","news_20516","news_20515","news_17286","news_17041","news_20961"],"affiliates":["news_18481","news_7054","news_7055"],"featImg":"news_11454617","label":"news_72"},"news_11406742":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11406742","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11406742","score":null,"sort":[1492500639000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-a-supreme-court-ruling-on-a-missouri-playgrounds-funding-could-alter-californias-school-voucher-ban","title":"How a Supreme Court Ruling About a Missouri Playground Could Alter California's School Voucher Ban","publishDate":1492500639,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Since California's constitution was passed in 1879, a strict separation between church and state has been enshrined in state law. That includes a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CONS§ionNum=SEC.%208.&article=IX\">clear ban\u003c/a> on spending public money “for support of any sectarian or denominational school,” or on “any school not under the exclusive control of the officers of the public schools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That could come under fire this week, when the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges a state's ban on funding a religious school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003cem>Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer\u003c/em>, the court will decide whether the state of Missouri violated the rights of a church in Columbia, Missouri, when it denied the church funds to upgrade its preschool playground, even though the project qualified for state aid. The church lost in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and now it's up to the Supreme Court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court's new conservative majority could rule specifically on the playground fund and find that a new rubber surface is simply not a religious expenditure. 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