Schools Matter: Georgia Charter Authorizers - Shades of FL

Schools Matter: Georgia Charter Authorizers - Shades of FL

Georgia Charter Authorizers - Shades of FL

by Kenneth Libby

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

A pivotal case over money and power could chart the future for charter school approvals and unravel a network of state campuses.

The second round in a case over the local control of public education will be heard Tuesday. Lawyers for seven metro districts head to the Georgia Supreme Court to argue that a state board is illegally opening and funding charter schools.

Lawyers for Gwinnett County Public Schools and several other districts will ask the State Supreme Court to overturn a Fulton County Superior Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the Georgia Charter Schools Commission, and its authority to approve and fund charter schools