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More schools refuse school takeover

A little over a year since Deal’s school takeover bill went into effect, more schools are pushing back against being labeled for takeover. The so-called, state-mandated school “turnaround” program was pushed through the Georgia General Assembly by Gov. Deal after teachers, parents and voters in general overwhelmingly voted against it in November 2016. Deal refused to accept Georgia’s answer and created the First Priority Act which created the position of the “Chief Turnaround Officer” or

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Vote for State Superintendent May 22

The five candidates for State Superintendent this year all have at least one thing in common: they all say they want lawmakers and the governor to put more money into education. The three Democrats include Sid Chapman, a former high school teacher and president of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE), Otha Thornton, Army veteran and former president of the National PTA and Sam Mosteller, a pastor and former head of the Ga. chapter of

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Education czar eyes Atlanta for next round of school takeover projects

A year and a half ago, Better Georgia and a coalition of teachers, parents and advocates fought hard to stop Gov. Nathan Deal from taking local control away from our public schools and handing them over to his handpicked, unelected education czar. Thanks to a lot of hard work by the coalition, voters overwhelmingly rejected Deal’s school takeover measure at the polls in 2016, marking a huge win for pro-public education Georgians. But instead of

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Deal’s takeover plan is already failing students and teachers

Deal’s takeover plan is already failing students and teachers. Despite Georgians voting ‘no’ to his school takeover, he snuck in his takeover policy through legislation called The First Priority Act. Deal has drained public schools of their resources, he has cut $9.2 billion in funding since 2003. It’s no wonder schools are struggling. It’s clear what Deal’s plan is. He starves our public schools and labels them “failing,” so he can take them over and

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First round of school takeovers spells trouble for Georgia schools

Last year, Better Georgia and a coalition of teachers, parents and advocates fought hard to stop Gov. Deal from taking local control away from our public schools and handing our schools over to his handpicked, unelected education czar. Thanks to a lot of hard work by the coalition, voters overwhelmingly rejected Deal’s school takeover measure at the polls last November, marking a huge win for pro-public education Georgians. But instead of listening to what Georgians

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Defeating Gov. Deal’s school takeover plan

In a year of stunning buffoonery on the national level, it can be hard to remember the political wins Georgians have scored through hard work and dedication to important issues. But those wins have happened, thanks to the dedicated work of voters and advocates like you. Last year, Gov. Nathan Deal’s signature school takeover measure Amendment 1 was defeated. It was a stunning for public school supporters, with 60 percent of Georgians voting against the