Rocketship, the darling of the national charter movement, hit a speed bump Tuesday in its quest to open more schools that serve low-income, disadvantaged children.
The Santa Clara County Board of Education unanimously postponed a decision affecting a parcel where Rocketship wants to open another school.
Rocketship Education has been negotiating with San Jose for 2½ years to build a school on vacant land next to the Tamien light-rail station, at 1178 Lick Ave. The idea is for Rocketship to purchase part of the 3.5 acre site for a school