The number of Los Angeles Unified schools sharing space with charter schools has declined 43% in the last seven years. Next school year, 41 LAUSD schools will house an independently run charter school on their campus.

Though fewer charter schools are requesting space on district campuses than at any time in the last 15 years, the co-location policy continues to create tension between the district and charter school operators .

What does the law say?

California voters passed Proposition 39 in 2000, requiring school districts to provide “reasonably equivalent” facilities to charter school students.

Charter school advocates say LAUSD has long denied students access to space they are legally entitled to and have filed several lawsuits . Some parents and traditional public school educat

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