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One longstanding explanation—that some hidden biological difference in development makes girls inherently better readers and writers—still has support in some quarters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That there is something about the male and female brains–that we’re just hardwired differently—if that’s really true, …at that point it’s doubtful we’re really going to be able to fix it,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the supposition that “hardwiring” made boys superior in math and science has appeared to fade over time, as girls in California and elsewhere have matched boys on standardized tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A second explanation holds that cultural norms involving masculinity and reading may be at play—that it’s not considered manly to read and write or even excel academically. Several studies have shown that boys increasingly see school as a female pursuit and that various cultural cues depict reading and writing as feminine activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the consistency of the gender gap internationally and over time casts doubt on that explanation. In cultures as varied as Finland’s and Japan’s, girls still score better on standardized tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, many point to how schools are structured—a lack of sufficient recess to allow high-energy boys to blow off steam, reading materials unrelated to male interests and a predominantly female teaching workforce. But Loveless cautions that those arguments stem less from empirical research and more from old-fashioned stereotypes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And again the gap persists in foreign education systems, many of which are radically different from ours. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wouldn’t put this in the same category of severity or concern as other achievement gaps,” said Tom Loveless, an education researcher for the Brookings Institution, a public policy think tank in Washington, D.C. “But there needs to be greater awareness of this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The gap spans all grade levels. Boys in high school score better than those in grade school, but girls outperform them by consistent margins at every age. And a higher family income does not appear to even things out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The gap is not unique to California. In states that administer the same standardized exam as California, girls outscore boys by similar margins. In international reading comprehension exams, girls best boys in nearly every country and at nearly every age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The phenomenon is nevertheless worrisome because it may compound other educational disparities California has attempted to close for decades, without success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If boys don’t read as well as girls, and if that persists all the way through K-12, it means when you reach certain thresholds like college, it places the males at a disadvantage,” says Loveless. “The ability to read well has a lot to do with the ability to get into college and the ability to do well while you’re in college.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What explains the poor scores? And why doesn’t the state provide more detailed data?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Certainly scores aren’t the only educational area in which black boys trail their peers. African-American boys are more likely to be suspended and drop out of school than other demographic groups, in California and elsewhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the reading data is sobering. As early as fourth grade, for example, nearly 80 percent of black boys failed to meet state reading standards. Of all ethnic groups for which the state collects data, black boys trailed black girls by the widest margin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[AfAmBoys2]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Part of this may be structural, in having texts that aren’t relevant to the experiences and legacy of African-American boys,” said Chris Chatmon, founding executive director of the African-American Male Achievement program at the Oakland Unified School District. “When a lot of the curriculum you have access to isn’t familiar, or doesn’t acknowledge your past or your present, you have a tendency not to be engaged with it or want to read it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the state makes it relatively easy for parents to look up the test scores of African-Americans at local schools, the data is not broken down by gender. So it may be difficult to identify schools where black boys are performing well, as well as schools that are struggling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The state should report this data,” Ryan Smith, executive director of the education reform advocacy group Ed Trust-West, said via email. “One of the consistent things we find in our research is that schools and districts closing gaps for students of color tend to do more with data, not less.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The data limitation is not unique to California—detail is lacking in many other states’ public-facing test results. A spokeswoman for the California Department of Education said producing more detailed data is under consideration, but “schools and districts already have the capacity to create student results by all kinds of cross-tabulations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[AfAmBoys3]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Are girls inherently better readers? Isn’t that what they used to say about boys being better at math? What does the research say?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Education researchers have multiple theories about why girls routinely outperform boys on reading and writing tasks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Loveless explains three main schools of thought. One longstanding explanation—that some hidden biological difference in development makes girls inherently better readers and writers—still has support in some quarters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That there is something about the male and female brains–that we’re just hardwired differently—if that’s really true, …at that point it’s doubtful we’re really going to be able to fix it,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the supposition that “hardwiring” made boys superior in math and science has appeared to fade over time, as girls in California and elsewhere have matched boys on standardized tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A second explanation holds that cultural norms involving masculinity and reading may be at play—that it’s not considered manly to read and write or even excel academically. Several studies have shown that boys increasingly see school as a female pursuit and that various cultural cues depict reading and writing as feminine activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the consistency of the gender gap internationally and over time casts doubt on that explanation. In cultures as varied as Finland’s and Japan’s, girls still score better on standardized tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, many point to how schools are structured—a lack of sufficient recess to allow high-energy boys to blow off steam, reading materials unrelated to male interests and a predominantly female teaching workforce. But Loveless cautions that those arguments stem less from empirical research and more from old-fashioned stereotypes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And again the gap persists in foreign education systems, many of which are radically different from ours. In addition, international and state reading tests are routinely tested for gender bias.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That leaves researchers like Loveless without a conclusive answer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For its part, the California Department of Education is noncommittal on whether the gender reading gap is worthy of the administration’s attention. Differences between boys and girls still pale in comparison to differences found by race, ethnicity and class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There have often been gender gaps in performance,” a department spokesman said by email. “These gaps show up in different ways depending on what is being measured.…Some gender gaps are more noticeable within certain race/ethnicities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Click the link below to download the data yourself. The workbook includes test results for boys and girls, broken down by ethnicity, economic status and grade, for the English portion of the 2016 Smarter Balanced exam. 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"content": "\u003cp>When Kathleen Chavoor-Bergen learned there were Syrians in Fresno, she immediately volunteered to help out. She’s Armenian-American, so she understands something about war and displacement. Her own grandparents survived the Armenian genocide by fleeing to Aleppo, Syria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it wasn’t for Aleppo, I wouldn’t be here today,” says Chavoor-Bergen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s translated that gratitude into befriending several Syrian refugee families in Fresno. “It’s really the least I can do. They [Syrians in Aleppo] opened their arms to my family, and now I’m opening my arms to theirs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chavoor-Bergen is also educating the community. She educates public school counselors about the recent migration of Syrian refugees to Fresno. She wants the counselors to understand that more than half of displaced Syrians are children, most under the age of 12. Many of them are now enrolled in Fresno schools — some have been wounded, burned or have witnessed violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”yxMMQW1TUkVyzN8En1rmwTVtsyTfoXNe”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’ve endured the destruction of their homes and communities, survived forced displacement. Part of the complexity of their trauma is that it went from their home maybe in Aleppo to the [refugee] camps and the extreme vetting process,” Chavoor-Bergen says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And on to resettlement areas like San Diego, Sacramento and Turlock. Now, some of those families are deciding on their own to move to Fresno. Housing is cheaper here, and there’s a large and welcoming Arab-American community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Fresno is not a resettlement city — meaning it receives no federal funding to help refugees start over — so volunteers and advocacy groups are scrambling to keep up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/05/2017-05-31c-tcr.mp3\" Image=\"https://u.s.kqed.net/2017/06/02/RefugeeKidforPlayer.jpg\" Title=\"Without Federal Funds, a Scramble to Assist Syrian Refugee Migration to Fresno\" program=\"The California Report\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take Layla Darwish. She has a part-time job with \u003ca href=\"https://www.firminc.org/\">Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM)\u003c/a> to help Syrians interpret their new landscape. But for Darwish, part time means \u003ci>all\u003c/i> her waking hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On her own, Darwish started a tutoring program where volunteers help kids with homework.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She looks up from the sidewalk and greets a Syrian woman yelling down to her from her second-floor apartment. Darwish just saw her yesterday, but the woman clearly misses her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She said, ‘I haven’t seen you in a long time,’ ” says Darwish, translating. “So that’s quite common. A lot of them are kind of territorial. They want you to spend more time with them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this 16-unit apartment complex, there are 41 children, and on any given day, you can hear them laughing and yelling and chasing each other in the courtyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘Working with Syrians has taken a huge amount of our capacity. The dollars are very challenging, and it’s also because it’s a polarizing issue. I’ve spoken at places that blatantly do not agree with the work we’re doing.’\u003ccite>FIRM Executive Director Zack Darrah\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Ray Harris, 22, is a member of the only family here that’s not Syrian. He says he likes his neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They show a lot of love, man. They bring you food and everything,” he says. He adds that he uses \u003ca href=\"https://translate.google.com/\">Google translate \u003c/a>to communicate with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next door to Harris, Mohammed Bachan tells Darwish that life is better for refugees here in America. He has five kids, and he now works as a mechanic — in Syria he had a car dealership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he and his family first moved to Fresno, they were scared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because they didn’t know where to start,’ Darwish says. “In the beginning there was a local mosque that helped them just network with people. And then once FIRM came in, we started taking them to the DMV to get their permits, their driving lessons.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few decades ago, this neighborhood was teeming with Hmong refugees. The rents are still cheap, about $450 for a two-bedroom unit. But it isn’t always safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There have been a number of attacks from the neighborhood gangs, anywhere from throwing stones to knives. The police have been called lately,” she says. “One of my colleagues was patrolling the neighborhood until 12 at night. They just want to live here in peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”9NX2GpzxchqOeLAT7GCWS5d0wKAWMgcg”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>FIRM Executive Director Zack Darrah says he’s partnering with local Islamic cultural centers, churches and advocacy groups to help Syrians find better housing, cars and jobs. About 200 Syrians have migrated to Fresno, most in the past year, and Darrah expects more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve gotten calls from Indiana, from Florida, from Texas, San Diego and San Jose,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresno is used to having refugees: Hmong and other groups make up about 10 percent of the city’s population. But helping refugees is tricky without resettlement funds, says Darrah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Working with Syrians has taken just a huge amount of our capacity. The dollars are very challenging, and it’s also because it’s a polarizing issue. I’ve spoken at places that blatantly do not agree with the work we’re doing,” he says. “I’ve spoken to churches that do not agree with what we’re doing as a Christian organization. [[They say]] ‘why are we working with Muslims and why are we serving these other folks and why are they even here’?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11489252\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11489252\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan-800x1087.jpg\" alt=\"Interpreter Wasan Abu-Baker is guided by her own immigrant experience in helping Syrian refugees.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1087\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan-800x1087.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan-160x217.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan-1020x1386.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan-1180x1603.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan-960x1305.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan-240x326.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan-375x510.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Wasan-520x707.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interpreter Wasan Abu-Baker is guided by her own immigrant experience in helping Syrian refugees. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Wasan Abu-Baker)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And these families have already been through so much trauma, he says. They are starting from scratch, finding jobs, learning English, enrolling their kids in schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And on top of that, some of them have experienced extreme prejudice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to protect them, make them feel safe,” says Darrah. “But we have to be clear with families that not everyone does. These are unfortunate conversations to have with refugees who have just left a horrendous situation. Many have lost family and suffered terribly, and they come here to us and we have to talk with them about taking safety precautions!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fortunately, FIRM did get a county grant to hire three part-time employees to interpret for and assist Syrian refugees. Wasan Abu-Baker is one of those interpreters. But she was helping Syrians long before she was hired by FIRM, taking them to medical appointments, the mosque and the grocery store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She, too, left a war-torn place to come to the United States from Palestine after marrying an American citizen. And now, she not only works for FIRM but she’s also doing a community engagement project as a fellow for the Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.tamejavi.org/pvi.php\">Pan Valley Institute\u003c/a>. The goal is to learn about her Muslim community in Fresno and empower the community through leadership, cultural organizing and art.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says the project has opened her eyes to the many gifts Syrian refugees and asylum seekers have to offer. “I found out we have a lot of hidden artists in our community,” she says. “But we need to share that with other communities so they know what we have as Muslims here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, as part of her project, she brought a Syrian interior designer who does elaborate paintings on ceramics to a crafts store to pick out some paints and paintbrushes. The artist was surprised by the number of choices available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In our country, only once choice,” she tells Abu-Baker. “I know!” Abu-Baker says. “This is what I learn. This country, a lot of choices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Choices that Abu-Baker hopes will make the lives of Syrian refugees easier in Fresno.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\"Marocain.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It \u003cem>could \u003c/em>just be the word for a dress fabric of ribbed crepe, made of silk or wool or both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it's not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's the word that broke an intense streak of ties -- the word that brought 12-year-old Ananya Vinay from Fresno, California, the youngest finalist at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Maryland, to victory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was kind of intense,\" Vinay \u003ca href=\"http://spellingbee.com/blog/#!/some-words-our-winner?nid=1419\">said\u003c/a> in an interview after beating eighth-grader Rohan Rajeev from Oklahoma. Vinay and Rajeev competed in 21 rounds before Rohan stumbled on the word \"marram.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vinay took home $40,000 in cash, a $2,500 savings bond and, of course, a collection of reference books.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vinay's philosophy is a simple one: \"If you try your best, you're a winner.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In case you were wondering what her favorite word was, try spelling this one: spizzerinctum. Definition: ambition to succeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It motivates me,” she said. “I hope I get a word I know and I just keep going.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The road to the spelling championship is full of highs and lows. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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>Admissions officials at Cal State Long Beach were struck recently when they got their latest batch of applications on April 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While there was a slight increase in the number of undergraduate applications received, the decline in graduate applications from some countries was in the double digits: 42 percent drop from India, 9 percent drop from China and a 24 percent drop from Iran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Certainly that number is significant, and we didn’t anticipate that large of a drop in those applications for graduate studies,” said Terrence Graham, the campus’s executive director of International Programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”2NqWOgOwUWg1S13hNMm3jiGnYWGf753U”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California State University Fullerton and UC Riverside are seeing similar drops, also from some of the same countries. The University of California \u003ca href=\"http://www.ucop.edu/institutional-research-academic-planning/_files/factsheets/2017/fall-2017-applications-table2.1-v2.pdf\">saw a drop systemwide\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Graham says his staff heard from applicants wanting to know about violence toward foreigners and about White House policies that could make it harder for them to get a job in the U.S. after graduation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did get emails from concerned students from India saying, ‘Should I finish my application? Is there any point in me planning to come?'” Graham said. “We have heard from students from Iran[…] concerns certainly there with a lot of the rhetoric about [President Trump’s travel ban].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The application decline could be an early warning to higher education institutions about enrollment declines that could dampen the amount of tuition they collect each year. Many international students enroll in engineering and business majors. College administrators say these American industries could be weakened as colleges graduate fewer professionals.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘The workforce will be impacted [because] we have relied on foreign-born American-educated graduates in industry and in the faculty ranks in the academy.’\u003ccite>Forouzan Golshani, dean of the College of Engineering, Cal State Long Beach\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Seventy percent of the graduate students in engineering at Cal State Long Beach are international students. Some of them echo the concerns heard by university staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Manoj Sampangi Ram — a native of Bangalore, India — is in the first year of the engineering master’s program that teaches students how to design and manufacture parts for industries such as aerospace. In the fall he talked to friends in India who wanted to follow in his footsteps at an American university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When Trump won they all backed out. Because his rules are very strict, H-1B for students,” Sampangi Ram said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s talking about the visa that allows foreigners to stay and work in the U.S. for a limited amount of time. President Trump has pledged to enact limits on the H-1B visa, and that worries Sampangi Ram.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”KF8SIyRMjI2iMXINUdUmnzz4XAmKLXVT”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The application drop at Cal State Long Beach appears to also be happening at campuses in different parts of the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers released results of \u003ca href=\"http://www.aacrao.org/docs/default-source/TrendTopic/Immigration/final-report.pdf?sfvrsn=0\">a survey of 294 college admission officials.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly 40 percent of the institutions represented in the survey reported a drop in applications from international students. According to the report, there are more than 100,000 students from the Middle East enrolled in U.S. higher education, while nearly half a million students from China and India study here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the survey, students who want to study in U.S. universities said they’re concerned that U.S. embassies and consulates will deny them student visas and that the U.S. is becoming less welcoming to foreigners. They also worry the U.S. government will modify visas to restrict travel and employment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The results, the association said, are early warnings of potential declines rather than definitive proof that fewer students from abroad will enroll in U.S. universities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”RficXbjs0VeVRdiHVBPo6xtfdUoLZASx”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Cal State Long Beach, officials said a drop in foreign student enrollment could reduce class offerings and mean fewer graduates in careers that are key to the U.S. economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The workforce will be impacted much more significantly,” said Forouzan Golshani, dean of the College of Engineering. “The reason is that we have relied on foreign-born American-educated graduates in industry and in the faculty ranks in the academy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because, he said, so few American-born public school students pursue advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If foreign applications continue to drop, Golshani said, American public schools will need to do a better job getting students interested in science, technology, engineering and math careers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal State Long Beach’s international student office has decided to take action on a couple of fronts. They’ve \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCZPm-4_Hc\">created videos\u003c/a> to send overseas applicants the message that Southern California is a tolerant place where they are welcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCZPm-4_Hc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This campus has nearly 2,000 students from abroad earning a degree, one of the highest number among all 23 Cal State universities. International students pay about double in tuition and fees compared to a California resident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To counter the expected drop in international student enrollment, Cal State Long Beach is sending recruiters to places they rarely go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Latin America, for example, looking at Africa, looking at some other regions that we might not have been putting as many resources into so that we’re less susceptible to those political ups and downs that are part of this business,” said executive director Terrence Graham.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even in those countries, he said, his staff will likely get similar questions about whether it’s safe to study in the U.S. and whether government policies will allow them to stay and work after graduation.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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They’ve \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlCZPm-4_Hc\">created videos\u003c/a> to send overseas applicants the message that Southern California is a tolerant place where they are welcome.\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/FlCZPm-4_Hc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/FlCZPm-4_Hc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This campus has nearly 2,000 students from abroad earning a degree, one of the highest number among all 23 Cal State universities. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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",
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"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\" rel=\"noopener\">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>",
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"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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25385_Stokes-4-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25382_Stokes-1-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25386_Stokes-5-qut-2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25384_Stokes-3-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-800x432.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-160x86.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-1020x550.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-1180x637.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-960x518.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-240x130.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-375x202.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-800x448.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-1020x571.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-1180x661.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-960x538.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-240x134.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-375x210.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-960x541.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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",
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"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\" rel=\"noopener\">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>",
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"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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-800x432.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-160x86.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-1020x550.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-1180x637.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-960x518.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-240x130.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BishopsClassroom-375x202.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-800x448.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-1020x571.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-1180x661.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-960x538.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-240x134.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/CrackedVirginMary-375x210.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-960x541.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/Tamika-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>This story is part of our series “\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-ed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-1180x804.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-960x655.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-240x164.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-375x256.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-800x563.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-1020x717.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-1180x830.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-960x675.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-240x169.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-375x264.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-800x555.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-1180x818.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-960x666.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-240x166.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-375x260.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-800x582.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-160x116.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-1020x742.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-1180x859.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-960x699.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-240x175.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-375x273.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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",
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"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\" rel=\"noopener\">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>",
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"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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-1180x804.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-960x655.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-240x164.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/ClimbinonDad-375x256.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-800x563.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-1020x717.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-1180x830.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-960x675.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-240x169.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25347_DSC_0667-qut-375x264.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-800x555.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-1180x818.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-960x666.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-240x166.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25351_DSC_2320-qut-375x260.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-800x582.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-160x116.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-1020x742.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-1180x859.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-960x699.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-240x175.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS25350_DSC_0702-qut-375x273.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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>",
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"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\" rel=\"noopener\">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",
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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. 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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>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled an \u003ca href=\"http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/FullBudgetSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">updated state budget\u003c/a> Thursday with $124 billion in general fund spending, reflecting an improved revenue picture since January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the governor noted that despite the slightly higher revenues, the \"May Revise\" revenue projections are still lower than last year's expectations. The additional revenue comes mostly from stronger personal income tax receipts due to the strong stock market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the additional revenue, the $1.6 billion shortfall included in the governor's January budget has fallen to about $400 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike his earlier proposal, this one includes funding for Democrats' favorite priorities, such as continued increases for child care providers and dental benefits for Medi-Cal recipients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As always, the governor saw the revenue glass as half empty, rather than half full, and cautioned about higher spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'They made a mistake and they'll have to do penance for it.'\u003ccite>Gov. Jerry Brown, on California Republicans who voted for 'Trumpcare'\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"In the coming year I don’t think more spending will be possible,\" Brown said, noting pressures from Washington and concerns about a future downturn in the economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is not rhetoric, this is reality,\" Brown said. \"There's only so many cookies in the jar, unless you can go get another tax.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor cautioned about a potentially dire impact to the state budget from \"Trumpcare,\" the Republican health care plan. But he refused to say how he'd respond to such cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You're not going to get an answer because what you'd have to do is ugly,\" Brown said, vowing instead to fight those changes in Washington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked about California Republicans \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/05/04/how-your-california-rep-voted-on-gop-health-care-bill/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">who voted for the GOP health plan\u003c/a>, Brown said, \"They made a mistake and they'll have to do penance for it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11452505\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11452505\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-800x570.jpg\" alt=\"Gov. Brown stands next to a chart indicating the potential fiscal impacts of 'Trumpcare' on California on May 11, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-800x570.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-1020x726.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-1180x840.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-960x684.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-375x267.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-520x370.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Jerry Brown stands next to a chart indicating the potential fiscal impacts of 'Trumpcare' on California on May 11, 2017. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In response to a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/05/03/uc-president-napolitano-apologizes-for-interfering-with-state-audit/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent state audit\u003c/a> of the University of California, Brown's budget sequesters $50 million earmarked for UC \"to hold their feet to the fire\" until the university implements reforms outlined by the audit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans in the Legislature were not enthusiastic about the revised budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Unfortunately, this proposal fails to move California in the right direction,\" said Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes (R-Yucca Valley).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"SjVNBaZvbimA2lI9iwnmspg9oIyyi8U6\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Voters recently approved taxes specifically to fund increased access to health and dental care and to support our schools. But this budget pulls a bait and switch, sending that money to the general fund while ignoring our health and dental care needs and eliminating programs like Career Technical Education in our schools,\" Mayes said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia), vice chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, was slightly more positive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In light of the uncertainty facing California, the governor’s budget proposal makes some responsible choices,\" he said. \"In particular, I am pleased that we are beginning to pay down the $200 billion of unfunded pension retiree health care liabilities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Obernolte criticized the governor's priorities for use of the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/11/09/voters-approve-2-tobacco-tax-but-remain-mixed-on-other-health-measures/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tobacco tax increase\u003c/a> approved last year by voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am concerned that the governor’s plan ignores the will of the voters by redirecting that money to the general fund for other purposes,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/01/10/governor-jerry-brown-says-state-should-plan-for-rainy-budget-days/\">Brown spent much of his budget unveiling\u003c/a> by warning of the state's volatile tax structure and sounding a note of caution about the potential fiscal impacts that a Republican-controlled Congress and White House could bring California's bottom line. He proposed pausing some planned spending increases to education, eliminating a $400 million fund for affordable housing and halting $300 million in planned spending to modernize state office buildings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"MJWku5kXSHO3FFhMEN8FCZVOddAMRPtX\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Controversially, he also proposed halting new enrollment in a higher education scholarship fund that was championed by the Assembly several years ago. The revised budget does not restore that funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Housing, child care and higher education spending are among the issues some Democratic lawmakers have cited as priorities recently. The Women's Caucus vowed to fight any cuts to child care expansion, and today issued statements praising the new budget for restoring earlier cuts aimed at child care providers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under a budget deal cut between lawmakers and the governor last year, the state is supposed to add thousands of new slots for state-funded preschool and increase reimbursement rates for child care providers over the next several years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, much of the budget disagreements between lawmakers and Brown have centered on the Democratic governor's cautious revenue estimates, and Democratic lawmakers' desires to reinvest in social and welfare services cut deeply during the last recession. But this year, the uncertainty surrounding federal health care funding has added to the pressure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other potential points of conflict with lawmakers and interest groups include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Whether the governor digs in on his interpretation of Proposition 56, a $2-a-pack tax on cigarettes passed by voters last year. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is not rhetoric, this is reality,\" Brown said. \"There's only so many cookies in the jar, unless you can go get another tax.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor cautioned about a potentially dire impact to the state budget from \"Trumpcare,\" the Republican health care plan. But he refused to say how he'd respond to such cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You're not going to get an answer because what you'd have to do is ugly,\" Brown said, vowing instead to fight those changes in Washington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked about California Republicans \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/05/04/how-your-california-rep-voted-on-gop-health-care-bill/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">who voted for the GOP health plan\u003c/a>, Brown said, \"They made a mistake and they'll have to do penance for it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11452505\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11452505\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/TrumpcareGraph-800x570.jpg\" alt=\"Gov. 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