Board of Education final vote tally favors charter school backers
Published: Friday, Jun. 22, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 3B
A school board race that pitted charter school opponents against their supporters has finally been decided.
Final election results released Thursday show that charter school operator Penny Schwinn edged out union-sponsored Heather McGowan by fewer than 300 votes for the Area 5 seat on the county Board of Education.
Those votes give charter supporters a clear majority on the school board, securing the immediate
