Georgia’s Misfortunate School District

I’ve been away pursuing other projects, but now is the time for all of us to open our eyes about a plan to turn struggling schools into a pet project of the Georgia Governor.

In November when we vote to pick a new president (topic for a future post), citizens in Georgia will vote on a ballot amendment to the state constitution.  If passed, this amendment (Senate Bill 133) will create a school district (Opportunity School District) that would authorize the Governor’s office to supervise, manage, and run a new school district made up of schools from across the state that have been determined to be failing, based on scores on standardized tests.  Is your school on the list?

The Governor calls it the Opportunity School District.

I call it the Misfortunate School District (MSD)

The MSD is a dangerous path for Georgia schools and it was created primarily by Nathan Deal (the Governor) and Erin Hames (Former Governor’s Office Staff Member, now employed by the Atlanta Public Schools (APS).

Over the next four months we need to work together to help citizens of Georgia “open their eyes” to the misdeeds that will follow if the centralized school district is approved.  It is based on failed systems in Louisiana, and Tennessee.

There are outside groups that pouring money into Deal’s plan to further corrupt and privatize public education.

I look forward to exploring what can be done to defeat this amendment.