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Education Law

Dec. 4, 2024

Education Department didn't round up, wrongly denied funds

The California Department of Education "violated the mandate" of the Education Code with its denial of funding to a Los Angeles charter school, Judge James C. Chalfant wrote.

A Los Angeles County judge ruled in favor of a charter school that claimed the California Department of Education erroneously classified it as "nonclassroom-based," making it ineligible for supplemental funding.

Following arguments Tuesday morning, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant adopted his tentative ruling granting a petition of mandamus that directed the department to correctly classify New Village Charter School and grant the $255,000 in state funds it had be...

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