Compton Ca Schools State Aid

In the 3 1/2 years since the state Department of Education took control of the debt-saddled Compton school district, many buildings have fallen deeper into decay and disrepair: Leaky roofs sometimes drive students and teachers out of their classrooms. Broken windows are left unrepaired for months, leaving textbooks and school materials exposed to the elements and vandals. Most classrooms have no heating or air conditioning, forcing students to endure cold or sweltering temperatures.

A dozen Compton schools will receive new portable classrooms to replace buildings up to 50 years old, the head of the city's school district announced Thursday. A state grant of $5 million will buy 90 new bungalows to be divided among Emerson, Foster, Kelly, King, Laurel, Mayo, McKinley, McNair, Roosevelt and Rosecrans elementary schools within the next six months, said Randolph E. Ward, state administrator for the troubled school district.

School board members have voted to seek an emergency state loan to ease a financial crisis that has left the Compton Unified School District unable to meet its May and June payroll. County analysts have estimated that the Compton school system will need to borrow as much as $18.4 million to stay afloat for the next 18 months. If a bailout of that size is approved, then state education officials must, by law, appoint an administrator to run the school system for one to 10 years.

As calls from parents outraged over the decay of Compton's public schools poured into City Hall on Monday, Mayor Omar Bradley said he would prod the City Council to issue at least $200 million in bonds to replace one of the city's dilapidated high schools and repair dozens of others.

As calls from parents outraged over the decay of Compton's public schools poured into City Hall on Monday, Mayor Omar Bradley said he would prod the City Council to issue at least $200 million in bonds to replace one of the city's dilapidated high schools and repair dozens of others.

A dozen Compton schools will receive new portable classrooms to replace buildings up to 50 years old, the head of the city's school district announced Thursday. A state grant of $5 million will buy 90 new bungalows to be divided among Emerson, Foster, Kelly, King, Laurel, Mayo, McKinley, McNair, Roosevelt and Rosecrans elementary schools within the next six months, said Randolph E. Ward, state administrator for the troubled school district.

Compton school officials have disclosed that debts are greater than previously announced, forcing the district to seek a $12-million to $16-million state loan to keep schools open through the fall. By law, the loan would give the state the authority to take over the financially and academically struggling school district of 28,000 students. Previous estimates put the total budget shortfall at $4.9 million. "It's time to pay the piper," Acting Supt. Harold Cebrun said.

School officials have decided to seek an emergency state loan to keep Compton schools open into the fall. The school system will need to borrow up to $18.4 million, county analysts estimated. If the bailout is approved, state education officials will automatically have the power to run the Compton Unified School District for one to 10 years. The dilemma is a bitter pill for board members, employees and parents who fought off an earlier attempted state takeover for academic reasons. Gov.

A local assemblyman is seeking emergency legislation to bail out the financially strapped Compton school system, but the state aid would come at a price. The legislation also would direct the state to take control of the district's academic operations until student achievement improves significantly. If approved, the bailout package--which could top $18 million--would be the first in California to tie emergency funding to academic achievement. The author of the bill, Willard H. Murray Jr.

In the 3 1/2 years since the state Department of Education took control of the debt-saddled Compton school district, many buildings have fallen deeper into decay and disrepair: Leaky roofs sometimes drive students and teachers out of their classrooms. Broken windows are left unrepaired for months, leaving textbooks and school materials exposed to the elements and vandals. Most classrooms have no heating or air conditioning, forcing students to endure cold or sweltering temperatures.

A local assemblyman is seeking emergency legislation to bail out the financially strapped Compton school system, but the state aid would come at a price. The legislation also would direct the state to take control of the district's academic operations until student achievement improves significantly. If approved, the bailout package--which could top $18 million--would be the first in California to tie emergency funding to academic achievement. The author of the bill, Willard H. Murray Jr.

School board members have voted to seek an emergency state loan to ease a financial crisis that has left the Compton Unified School District unable to meet its May and June payroll. County analysts have estimated that the Compton school system will need to borrow as much as $18.4 million to stay afloat for the next 18 months. If a bailout of that size is approved, then state education officials must, by law, appoint an administrator to run the school system for one to 10 years.

School officials have decided to seek an emergency state loan to keep Compton schools open into the fall. The school system will need to borrow up to $18.4 million, county analysts estimated. If the bailout is approved, state education officials will automatically have the power to run the Compton Unified School District for one to 10 years. The dilemma is a bitter pill for board members, employees and parents who fought off an earlier attempted state takeover for academic reasons. Gov.

Compton school officials have disclosed that debts are greater than previously announced, forcing the district to seek a $12-million to $16-million state loan to keep schools open through the fall. By law, the loan would give the state the authority to take over the financially and academically struggling school district of 28,000 students. Previous estimates put the total budget shortfall at $4.9 million. "It's time to pay the piper," Acting Supt. Harold Cebrun said.