The clock ran out for Promise Academy in its extended battle with San Jose Unified to open a charter school this fall — a delay that reflects escalating tensions between school districts and charter school organizations in California.
Over the past year, Promise won two lawsuits involving the district. It obtained a charter from the State Board of Education in January on its second and final level of appeal after the San Jose Unified school board rejected its charter application for a transitional-kindergarten-through-12th-grade school.
Promise Academy is not your mom-and-pop startup. It’s backed by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Tim Ritchie, the president of the Tech Museum of Innovation, which will partner in developing the school’s curriculum. It received initial funding from the New Schools Venture Fund and Silicon Schools, two philanthropy-backed funders of educational technology and innovative schools.
To read more of John Fensterwald's article, visit: https://edsource.org/2018/one-...o-its-parents/601370
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