LAUSD reform plan moves ahead

Pushing aside the threat of lawsuits and complaints about the process, Los Angeles Unified officials today will begin finalizing a controversial reform plan that allows the outside operation of three dozen schools. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

The school board will meet today to finalize an application that could be released Wednesday to charter operators and other nonprofit organizations seeking to run 36 new and under-performing campuses.

District leaders said they refused to see their reform effort derailed by the threat of lawsuits by employee unions and concerns of charter school advocates.