17 schools up for grabs

Dozens of teachers, charter school operators and nonprofits have signaled their interest in taking over daily operations of 17 Los Angeles Unified campuses. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

District officials are expected to announce a final count today of initial bids for the second round of LAUSD's "Public School Choice" plan, which will allow outside groups and LAUSD staff to compete to run nine new and eight existing low-performing public schools.

Among the campuses up for grabs this year are two long-awaited San Fernando Valley high schools - in Granada Hills and San Fernando - that are expected to enroll more than 3,000 students combined and could be divided into seven small schools.