Decline to Sign: The charter school initiative
A charter school initiative was submitted by the League of Education Voters yesterday and will require 250,000 signatures by July 8, 2012 to be on the ballot in November.
This piece was written by Parents Across America, Tacoma member Jennifer Boutell.
Charter Schools Initiative Introduced Today, First Analysis
A charter school initiative introduced today will be on the November ballot, if supporters are able to gather 250,000 signatures by July 6th. I did a quick read through today, to see how it compared to the very problematic bill introduced in the last legislative session.
Some initial thoughts:
While this past session’s bill limited the establishment of charter schools outside of “at risk” communities, this initiative explicitly doesn’t:
This piece was written by Parents Across America, Tacoma member Jennifer Boutell.
Charter Schools Initiative Introduced Today, First Analysis
A charter school initiative introduced today will be on the November ballot, if supporters are able to gather 250,000 signatures by July 6th. I did a quick read through today, to see how it compared to the very problematic bill introduced in the last legislative session.
Some initial thoughts:
While this past session’s bill limited the establishment of charter schools outside of “at risk” communities, this initiative explicitly doesn’t:
“Authorizers shall give preference to applications for charter schools that are designed to enroll and serve at-risk student populations; provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be construed