.Friday Must Read: Oakland School Board May Close American Indian Charter Schools; Berkeley Schools to Spend $500,000 on Security

Stories you shouldn’t miss:

1. The Oakland school board is moving toward closing the scandal-ridden American Indian Charter Schools, the Trib reports. Superintendent Tony Smith said this week that the troubled schools had failed to fix their oversight problems, which led to a massive misuse of public funds. The school board may vote to close the schools in February or March.

2. The Berkeley school board is preparing to spend $500,000 on security upgrades at the district’s schools in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school massacre, the Trib reports.

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