Statement by Verdaillia Turner, President of the Georgia Federation of Teachers

on the defeat of Governor Nathan Deal's Opportunity School District/Amendment 1

"Today, parents, teachers and the communities across the state resoundingly rejected the idea that policymakers alone should be the stewards of our children's future and public education-the public wants to maintain its voice.

"Instead, Georgians sent a clear message to Governor Deal and other stakeholders-we need to make changes to our

Article originally posted online November 1, 2016 via gpbnews.org

In High School Graduation, State Improves While State Charters Lag    

By Grant Blankenship

Georgia continues to improve its graduation rate, but the state's high school experiments, its charter schools, are lagging behind.

Georgia’s high school graduation rate improved for a fifth straight year, according to data released Tuesday by the State Department of Education, to 79.2 percent. That’s about 3 points off the national rate.

Thirteen charter high schools have been around long enough to make the 2016 numbers. The eight schools

See how the Recovery School District/OSD has negatively impacted New Orleans

Report prepared by The Center for Popular Democracy

Low-performing public schools have become a critical battleground between corporate-backed initiatives that remove local control of schools and favor the privatization of public education, and proponents of community schools who assert that parents, teachers and students—in short, the public—are the greatest asset in restoring strong educational outcomes.

Click here to read the Executive Summary & Findings

Through ALEC, Global Corporations Are Scheming to Rewrite YOUR Rights and Boost THEIR Revenue

Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called "model bills" reach into almost every area of American life and often directly benefit huge corporations.

In ALEC's own words, corporations have "a VOICE and a VOTE" on specific changes to the law that are then proposed in your state. DO YOU?

Click here to learn more about ALEC.