It’s almost election day, and over at Better Georgia we are feeling the final push. We recorded this episode on the Friday before the election, so all of our information is from polls and articles before the weekend. There have been some clear signs that Amendment 1, the school takeover amendment, might fail, which is good news for us here and great news for parents, students and teachers. In this episode, we’re talking about that
We are getting closer and closer to the election, and here at Better Georgia we have been hard at work campaigning against the school takeover in Georgia. Today we’re talking about recent developments in this election season, specifically Kasim Reed’s recent opposition of OSD, his relationship with Gov. Deal, other important endorsements for the “No School Takeover” campaign, and the judiciary watchdog amendment that’s on the ballot. You can Subscribe and Listen to the podcast
If Gov. Deal is so proud of his school takeover plan, why won’t he tell us who’s backing it and who stands to benefit from it? Why the secrecy? Because as Daphne Hall, a retired teacher, makes clear in her Letter to the Decaturish Editor: “The Opportunity School District is just another ‘opportunity’ to divert funds from public schools to private pockets.” The AJC was able to uncover several of Deal’s school takeover donors, and not surprisingly, they’re big
Today on the show, we’re talking about Gov. Deal and why so many Georgians don’t trust him. Listen in as we talk about his school takeover proposal and why it’s not nearly as good as the deceptive preamble and ballot language makes it out to be. Plus hear about how Gov. Deal has failed Georgians on the health care front, and why his ethics are questionable at best. You can Subscribe and Listen to the
Last week, Deal publicly vocalized his appreciation for the silence of school superintendents that disagree with him about Opportunity School District. He stood in front of a group of district leaders and expressed his gratitude that they haven’t spoke up about his attempt to take over failing schools. “They’ve all been pretty good,” he said. “They’ve kept their mouths shut even though they may not agree with it.” If there was still any question that
Just this morning, a coalition of parents, teachers and communities launched the first anti-Opportunity School District TV ad campaign in an effort to educate voters on the truth about the school takeover amendment. Too few Georgia voters know that the cost of Amendment 1 will be huge. In fact, hardly anyone has realized yet that the school takeover amendment would allow the state government to skim up to 3 percent “for administrative operations.” Watch the ad
