I was in Augusta, Georgia on Friday and Saturday and during the local evening news program, there was a TV Ad supporting the Charter School Amendment on the November ballot. The TV Ad was paid for by Families for Better Public Schools, which is chaired by Georgia...
Just as the re-election of President Obama or the election Mr. Romney is coming to a head, so is the potential of charter schools being unleashed in several states around the nation. Georgia and Washington State have very similar laws on the November ballot, and...
An Essay by the Teaching Georgia Writing Collective About the Collective: The Teaching Georgia Writing Collective is a group of educators, parents, and concerned citizens who engage in public writing and public teaching about education in Georgia. Some goals of...
Did you know that the bill that passed in the Georgia Legislature and signed by the Governor to Amend the Charter School provision in the state constitution was actually written by ALEC? Because this is an amendment to the Georgia Constitution, we citizens must...
Using individualism in its extreme, American schools are becoming more and more un-democratic. Using the euphemism of school choice, American citizens have been told over and over that public schools are a failure, and parents should have a choice in...
Is choosing a school like choosing a brand of milk in the grocery store? According to one politician, giving parents a choice in selecting schools is no different than giving them a choice in buying milk. Here is what the former Governor of Florida said about milk...
