Editing Livermore, California (section)

=== Charter schools shutdown ===
There were two [[charter school]]s in Livermore, one K-8 and one high school, both operated by the Tri-Valley Learning Corporation, a local 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization formed by the parents and teachers who founded the two charter schools. 
* Livermore Valley Charter School (LVCS): a K-8 public school<ref>Livermore Valley Charter School [http://www.lvcp.org/] accessed April 23, 2013</ref>
* [[Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory]] (LVCP): a high school, opened in fall of 2010

Both schools were effectively shut down by the beginning of the 2018 school year amidst accusations of embezzlement, exchange student fraud, and the loss of their UC accreditation. The displaced students were absorbed by the new Lawrence Elementary school and Las Positas Community College Middle College.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} About 400 parents pulled their children out of the schools in 2016, during a time in which the schools were being investigated for problems including not paying rent, not paying teachers, and involuntarily transferring foreign exchange students to [[Stockton, California|Stockton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About 400 parents pull kids out of Livermore charter schools |url=https://abc7news.com/livermore-charter-schools-valley-prep-school-district-financial-mismanagement-accusations-for/1481008/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=ABC7 San Francisco |language=en}}</ref>