Georgia Republican Ed Commish Against State Control of Charter Schools
Unlike in Florida’s dysfunctional education infrastructure, Georgia school’s chief is elected. But Georgia’s republican legislators wanted to be more like Florida by establishing a state agency which controlled oversight of charter schools. “No good” says state superintendent John Barge on a ballot measure that would do just that. From Education Week reporter Sean Cavanagh:
Barge, a former teacher and principal, said he backs the creation of “high-quality” charters, but said the commission’s approval of new ones would drain funding from traditional public school
