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The Oakland Military Institute
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 6.27.2000
For years, the Oakland Unified School District has been an embarrassment. From rock-bottom test scores to highly critical state audits, the district has lurched from one crisis to another. Yet, when Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown proposed partnering with the California National Guard to create the high-academic Oakland Military Institute charter school, the Oakland school board sounded retreat. It recently voted down Brown's promising idea, ensuring that Oakland students will have no choice but to attend the district's mostly failing regular public schools.
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