SAN FRANCISCO, Dec.

The charter school movement in Los Angeles received a $23.3 million boost today from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation through new grants to three leading charter school organizations: KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program), Aspire Public Schools and Pacific Charter School Development, Inc.

By Keith Reid, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Feb. 21--LODI - Three charter schools sponsored by Lodi Unified School District are excelling on state tests while regular district schools are scrambling to raise standardized test scores amid added pressure to improve in English and language arts.