California taxpayers and parents should be alarmed. A deeply flawed bill, Assembly Bill 84, is moving through the Legislature — expanding bureaucracy, draining public resources, and punishing public charter schools that are offering families educational alternatives they want and need. While Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi insists that this bill is about “accountability” and “transparency,” in reality, it’s a dangerous power grab wrapped in feel-good language. At the heart of AB 84 is the creation of a new Office of the Inspector General, a state-level oversight agency with sweeping authority to audit and investigate California’s charter schools. This office, appointed by the...