Georgia is a Leader in School Privatization Efforts
Georgia Is a Leader in School Privatization Efforts
Our state legislators are at the vanguard of a national, corporate-backed campaign to bring about a for-profit education system.
The Real Truth on Charter Schools
Research Review: Student Achievement in Charter Schools
Click here, to view a research review on student achievement in charter schools
What the NAACP says about charter schools
Click here, to view the NAACP's resolution on charter schools.
Far-out ideologues want to destroy public education in Geogia
Far-out ideologues want to destroy public education in Georgia
By ELLIOTT BRACK
Editor and publisher
GwinnettForum.com
OCT. 12, 2012 -- Let’s take a moment and consider what a charter school essentially is.
It is not like regular public schools. While charter school funding comes from public sources, charter schools essentially are public versions of private schools. If Amendment One passes next month, that could upend public education in Georgia.
Senator Steve Henson of DeKalb explains that the best charter schools are those approved by local boards, not state.
Senator Steve Henson on why he opposes amendment 1
As we approach the Nov. 6th general election, Georgians will be asked to make their voices heard on a number of important issues. From the President of the United States to local government representatives, voters will head to the polls to determine who will make governmental decisions on their behalf.
After 20 Years, Charter Schools Stray From Their Original Mission
Courtesy of On the Commons Magazine
After 20 Years, Charter Schools Stray From Their Original Mission
Instead of laboratories to improve all schools, many are now for-profit enterprises with poor report cards
August 7, 2012 | by David Morris
Why isn't anyone talking about for-profit charter schools?
Courtesy of Gwinnett Daily Post
Why isn't anyone talking about for-profit schools?, by Dick Yarbrough
As of Friday, March 16, 2012
At the risk of sounding like Johnny One-Note, let me go back over my concerns one more time about the charter school constitutional amendment bill in the State Senate that may or may not have been passed by the time this gets to you. (My deadlines and legislative deadlines don’t always coincide.)
Study shows charter schools still lag behind traditional public schools in test scores and are increasingly segregated by race and income (University of Minnesota)
News Release
Study shows charter schools still lag behind traditional public schools in test scores and are increasingly segregated by race and income
Contacts: Cynthia Huff, U of M Law School, huffx070@umn.edu, (612) 625-6691
Myron Orfield, Institute on Race and Poverty, orfield@umn.edu, (612) 625-7976
Jeff Falk, University News Service, jfalk@umn.edu, (612) 626-1720
What research & experts say about charters
What research & experts are saying about charter schools