Conversion Charter Schools: A Closer Look
April 20, 2012 As of 2010-11, California is home to 139 conversion charters - traditional public schools that converted into charter public schools. This unique group of schools represents 16% of California's charter school movement and serves 25% of all charter school students. But what do they look like and how are they doing?
Joe Lucente of Fenton Avenue Charter School in Los Angeles talks about how conversion helped them turn around their school.