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Is Gov. Deal’s school takeover plan really dead?

January 13, 2017 By Regina Willis Leave a Comment

Is Gov. Deal’s school takeover plan really dead?

Gov. Nathan Deal just appointed former legislator Mike Cheokas to the State Board of Education. Although there’s no definitive information available about what this means, it does give me pause. Cheokas lost his seat to Democrat Bill McGowan during the past election, in part over his support of Gov. Nathan Deal’s failed school takeover measure…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Education, Education "Reform" Tagged With: charter schools, mike cheokas, nathan deal, opportunity school district, osd, richard deal

Three reasons Georgia’s school takeover has failure written all over it

October 5, 2016 By Better Georgia Staff Leave a Comment

Three reasons Georgia’s school takeover has failure written all over it

Gary Henry, a Vanderbilt professor who has studied school takeover attempts in Tennessee, Louisiana and North Carolina, examined the legislation for Deal’s so-called “Opportunity School District” and believes it has failure written all over it. Charter schools need good teachers but often don’t attract them. Successful teachers want to work in schools that are humane,… [Read More]

Filed Under: Georgia 2016, School Takeover Tagged With: better georgia, charter schools, Gary Henry, Georgia charter schools, Georgia public school, nathan deal, opportunity school district, Vanderbilt

Ga. Charter School Founder Siphons Money for Strip Club Visits

June 8, 2016 By Admin 4 Comments

Ga. Charter School Founder Siphons Money for Strip Club Visits

Georgia’s kids continue to get the short end of the stick — or should I say “stripper pole” — when it comes to education. Charter schools in Georgia have grown in popularity in recent years because of conservatives’ push to privatize everything at the expense of the state’s most vulnerable students. Now, the conservative “solution” to our education… [Read More]

Filed Under: Education, Nathan Deal, Taxes Tagged With: Atlanta School System, charter schools, Governor Deal, school takeover

Deal’s school takeover plan a failure from the start

May 16, 2016 By Regina Willis 16 Comments

Deal’s school takeover plan a failure from the start

The hotly contested education reform championed by Gov. Nathan Deal will be on the November ballot. Called the “Opportunity School District (OSD)” by supporters, the measure is really a school takeover plan, designed to benefit for-profit charter schools and their proponents, at the expense of funding a public education for all students. Gov. Deal claims… [Read More]

Filed Under: Education, Education "Reform", Featured Tagged With: charter schools, Louisiana RSD, nathan deal, opportunity school district, osd, school takeover, Tennessee ASD

Voters sue Gov. Deal over deceptive charter school ballot question

October 29, 2012 By Don Weigel Leave a Comment

Voters sue Gov. Deal over deceptive charter school ballot question

Beverly Hedges, a Dalton teacher, and the Rev. Timothy McDonald, senior pastor at First Iconium Baptist Church in Atlanta, filed a lawsuit today in the Superior Court of Fulton County asking for a declaration that the ballot language presented to voters for Amendment 1 is purposely misleading. Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Secretary… [Read More]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: charter schools, education, public schools, schools

Students teach Georgia voters about charter schools amendment

October 22, 2012 By Admin Leave a Comment

A YouTube video from the Southern Education Foundation featuring two high school students laid out some of the key arguments against Amendment 1, which is disguised on the ballot as a charter school measure. Click to watch the video. Sign our pledge to Vote ‘No’ on Amendment 1.  Join us on Facebook: Better Georgia Schools.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: charter schools, education, public schools, schools

Charter school amendment would have ‘serious impact’ on public schools, Barge says

October 22, 2012 By Admin Leave a Comment

Amendment 1, also known as the charter school amendment, would have “a serious impact” on students at traditional public schools according to State School Superintendent John Barge. Click to watch Barge explain Amendment 1. Barge answered questions about Amendment 1 at a public forum in Macon on Oct. 11, 2012. Barge supports charter schools but… [Read More]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: charter schools, education, public schools, schools

Better Georgia schools, charters and the November ballot

October 2, 2012 By Admin Leave a Comment

Better Georgia schools, charters and the November ballot

Better Georgia schools are on top of every voter’s mind as the November election approaches. With a charter school constitutional amendment on every ballot, Georgia voters could radically change how charters are awarded to schools in local communities. And that radical change would not make better Georgia schools. Like most Georgians, Better Georgia believes that… [Read More]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: charter schools, election 2012, public schools, schools

Charter school amendment debate: Who’s for it, who’s against it

October 1, 2012 By Admin Leave a Comment

Charter school amendment debate: Who’s for it, who’s against it

Charter schools are often a great choice for students. But like most Georgians, we believe that decisions on how local education dollars should be spent ought to be made by parents in the communities where those students live and by the school boards they elect. On Nov. 6, you will be asked to vote ‘Yes’… [Read More]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: charter schools, election 2012, public schools, schools

Reality Check: Charter school debate crowds out public education

March 16, 2012 By Matt Stevens Leave a Comment

Reality Check: Charter school debate crowds out public education

The future of our schoolchildren appears to be just a pawn for corporate interests and backroom deals for Georgia lawmakers. These lawmakers would never want you to believe it, but it’s true. For-profit charter schools have dominated the education debate this legislative session and it’s interesting to discover why.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: charter schools, public schools, schools

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