Report: Lax oversight leaves charter schools vulnerable to fraud
Source: San Francisco Chronicle By: Jill Tucker Date: March 24, 2015 California’s 1,100 charter schools are subject to insufficient financial oversight, lax practices that leave the door wide [...]
California charter schools vulnerable to fraud, report says
Source: The Washington Post By: Emma Brown Date: March 24, 2015 Journalists, auditors and other investigators have turned up more than $80 million in charter school fraud in California to date, [...]
New Report: California Vulnerable to Widespread Charter School Fraud
Project: Charter School Accountability & Fraud Date: March 24, 2015 For Immediate Release: March 24, 2015 Contacts: Hilary Hammell, Public Advocates: 415-625-8466, [...]
Activists Shape Oakland Coliseum Area Plan
Source: East Bay Express By: Jean Tepperman Date: March 18, 2015 Related Staff: David Zisser A coalition of a dozen community and labor organizations, including Public Advocates, pushed [...]
Featured Friends of Public Advocates: Steve John & Jason Snyder
By: Debi Harris Date: March 17, 2015 Meet Steve John and Jason Snyder (pictured above right to left), a Friend of Public Advocates couple since 2013. Learn how Steve and Jason got involved and [...]
Community Organizing and Legal Advocacy in Action: My Visits to San Jose and Richmond
By: Laura MacInnis, Law Clerk, Education Equity Team Date: March 17, 2015 Four weeks ago, I started volunteering at Public Advocates, curious and eager to explore how this nonprofit law firm [...]
Renters Struggle to Keep Up in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven Neighborhood
Source: KQED By: Farida Jhabvala Romero Date: March 15, 2015 Related Staff: Richard A. Marcantonio Many renters in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood believe Facebook’s presence has pushed up [...]
