Charters seeks to improve

California charter school leaders unveiled a plan Wednesday to push for higher academic standards at the more than 750 independent public schools statewide.Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

Under the plan the California Charter School Association, made up of school operators and leaders, will set new student achievement goals for charter campuses and would force schools to close if they don't meet minimum guidelines.

Current law gives charter schools options to remain open when they perform poorly on state standardized tests.

The move comes after a nationwide study revealed that charter school students are not performing as well as their traditional school counterparts.