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Charter Schools Amendment

Thursday, November 8, 2012

GCPS Superintendent: Georgia 'Has Become Our Opponent' in Education

Wilbanks' statement on Charter School Amendment cites 'efforts by some to ... dismantle public education.'

Updated November 9, 2012 Gwinnett Schools Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks has issued a statement expressing disappointment that Georgia voters passed the Charter Schools Amendment on Tuesday (November 6). The state's voters, by a strong majority, approved Amendment One, which allows for state officials to approve publicly funded charter schools, without the permission of local school boards. Wilbanks' statement said the amendment "is not in the best interest of students and public education in this state." -- How do you feel about the Charter Schools Amendment passing? Do you feel the Gwinnett system should remain the sole authority for charter schools in this county? Share your thoughts in the comments below. "We are disappointed that with …

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GCPS Rejects Ivy Prep -- Twice, Georgia Charter Schools Amendment: What Will My Vote Mean?, and Teacher, Pastor, File Suit Over Language in Charter Schools Amendment

Stephanie Wright

7:13 am on Friday, November 9, 2012

Grassroots campaign?! He sent propaganda home with students and used taxpayer dollars to campaign against it. I hate to think how much our classrooms would have lost if he'd stepped up his efforts.   more ›

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Georgia Charter Schools Amendment Appears to Pass

The constitutional amendment grants the state authority to approve charter schools, whether local school boards want them or not.

Georgia voters gave the state more authority over charter schools on Tuesday, passing a constitutional amendment empowering a commission to overrule local school districts that reject charter school petitions. With all counties fully reporting, the hotly contested amendment had support of 58.5 percent of voters. See selected county results below. It was an emotionally charged issue that in some ways united Georgians across political and demographic lines. A Peach Pundit poll from late October had found "no significant difference [in support] based on whether a voter is a Republican or a Democrat, a male or a female, or based on race." Camille Cottrell, an Emory University instructor and card-carrying Democrat, is an example of the …

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Election Day 2012 Voters Braving Rain and Cold in Suwanee, Georgia Charter Schools Amendment: What Will My Vote Mean? (in Oconee Patch), Charter School Amendment: A Tough Decision for One Voter (in Peachtree Corners Patch), and 1 more ›

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