California's public schools are grappling with the repercussions of COVID-19, decreasing enrollment, chronic absenteeism, rising costs, and budget deficits, disrupting the decade-long trend of increasing per student funding.
Local school districts are struggling to balance their budgets through options like closing schools, laying off staff, or seeking tax hikes, while some opt to hinder charter schools seen as competitors by making it harder for them to operate.
The tension between charter schools and public schools is escalating as the financial pressure mounts, exemplified by recent actions in Los Angeles Unified School District to restrict charter schools from sharing space with traditional schools.
The battle over charter schools intensifies as unions gain influence, resulting in limitations on charter school operations, such as forcing 21 schools in LAUSD to find new locations.
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