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The “Great Public Schools Now Initiative” was unveiled recently and has caused great controversy at LA Unified. Led by the Broad Foundation, it has set a goal of adding 260 charter schools to low-income areas to enroll half of all LA Unified students within eight years.

The plan is estimated to cost almost half a billion dollars and has sent shockwaves through the district.

Leaders like board President Steve Zimmer, board member Scott Schmerelson and UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl condemned the plan as a hostile takeover of LA Unified, while board members Monica Garcia and Ref Rodriguez are welcoming it.

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