With charter schools increasingly under scrutiny in Sacramento, hundreds of charter school families, dressed in purple, orange and green, rallied in downtown San Jose Friday to stand up for their rights. “We believe that all schools should be great public schools,” said event co-chair Lety Gomez from Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep. The rally — called “Stand With Great Public Schools” — included parents and advocates from Alpha Public Schools, Downtown College Prep, KIPP and Rocketship Public Schools.

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