Charter Amendment Clears Senate
Georgia voters will decide whether the state can approve charter schools.
Correction: The subhead for this article originally said the amendment would allow the state to force local school districts to fund charter schools. It would not do that. The Georgia Senate this afternoon decided to let voters choose whether the state should have full authority to approve local charter schools and their funding. “This resolution is about doing what is right for students, families and communities throughout Georgia,” Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) said in a news release. “Years from now, we will look back at the hurdles we have overcome in order to advance education reform in Georgia and mark today as a milestone in our fight for educational freedom and choice.” On a 40-16 roll-call vote, two votes more …
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Mikael R Kient
8:31 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012
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