Charter schools among the best

Charter schools in the San Fernando Valley, already among the highest-performing schools in LAUSD, are outperforming their traditional counterparts, a study released Tuesday by the California Charter Schools Association said.Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

Comparing state and federal test results in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the study found that nearly two out of three Valley charter schools performed better academically than their traditional counterparts, in line with schools district-wide.

Caprice Young, chief executive officer of the California Charter Schools Association, said she hoped the study would help legitimize charter schools in the eyes of parents.

"Parents have to make a choice of where to send their children," Young said.