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February 11, 2010

Denying Choices

WSFA:

Why shouldn't local school boards have the option of allowing charter schools in their districts if they feel it can help serve students better?

A group of legislators in the House Education Appropriations Committee not only rejected that option, but didn't allow other members of the House to even vote on it.

They rejected the charter schools possibility outright. With it they also rejected the possibility of millions of dollars in federal assistance for education.

For a state that can use every cent and more to improve education, this wasn't a wise choice.

The $ 4 billion dollars in federal money will be spent, but the likelihood of part of it being spent for our students is now diminished, since part of the criteria for getting the money is charter schools being an option in your state.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 11, 2010 1:07 AM
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