"Escuela Popular, which opened as a nonprofit in 1986 and a district charter school in 2001, provides free child care and resources for housing, food, legal, health and mental health services."
"Patricia Reguerin, executive director of Escuela Popular, said closing the charter school isn't in the best interest of the community and the district didn't consider where more than 600 adult English learners will go if they're displaced."
""We're a family learning center," Reguerin told San José Spotlight. "When my mother founded the school, first she started just teaching.""
Escuela Popular, a charter school in East San Jose, is at risk of closure after the East Side Union High School District revoked its charter due to teacher credentialing issues. Only 15 of its 30 teachers were fully credentialed, while the school claims only four lacked full credentials. The board voted 4-1 to revoke the charter, with Trustee J. Manuel Herrera opposing the decision. Escuela Popular serves a predominantly Hispanic and socioeconomically disadvantaged student body, providing essential resources and services. The executive director argues that closing the school would harm the community and displace many adult learners.
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