Seattle Schools Community Forum: Charter Struggle Update

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Charter Struggle Update:
Charter Struggle Update

I had wanted to post the plethora (no exaggeration) of stories about charters from around the country that have been stockpiling on my computer.

But I will update you about what is happening in Washington State.  The Legislature is slated to end this short session a week from Thursday, March 10th.  Tomorrow is March 1st and we can all do the math.

I observe that there are several newspapers calling for the Legislature to "fix" this "mess made by the Court."  I have no idea why - from Congress to our own state -  so many elected officials do not want to read and obey the constitution that they have sworn to uphold.  The Court did its job.  We all dislike some court decisions but we have chosen - as a country - to have the system of government and its three branches of government.

What's interesting is that there seems to be this thought that it's just about money.  If only the Legislature could find the money.  Wait, they did.  Oh right, it wasn't just about the money.  It's about local oversight and that's seemingly the tougher nut to crack.

On the one hand, there WAS a bill that would make only school districts authorizers and therefore, there's your local oversight.  Problem is, that charter supporters know - that for several reasons - many districts would choose not to Seattle Schools Community Forum: Charter Struggle Update: