Yesterday, Governor Robert Bentley unveiled his charter school legislation. Of most concern to us is the implications of "low performing" schools, the notion of federal and local dollars following the student, and funding of a second type of Alabama schools when we cannot afford to operate the one we have now. For more read the
Montgomery Advertiser.
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| Alabama Governor Robert Bentley details plans to offer local school systems more flexibility during a news conference in front of the old Cloverdale School, on the grounds of Huntingdon College, in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Bentley and Republican legislative leaders are offering a bill to legalize charter schools and give existing public schools the option to get waivers from state regulations in return for increased accountability. / LLOYD GALLMAN/ADVERTISER |
