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     Charter School Accountability & Fraud

    Charter School Accountability & Fraud

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    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 [...]

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    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, [...]

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    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, [...]

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    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 [...]

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    Recommendations for 2015-’16 GGRF Investments in Disadvantaged Communities

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    Risking Public Money: California Charter School Fraud

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     Featured Friends of Public Advocates: Steve John & Jason Snyder

    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 [...]

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     Community Organizing and Legal Advocacy in Action: My Visits to San Jose and Richmond

    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 [...]

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    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 [...]

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