District Budget Shortfall, Community Opposition Guided Wilkerson's Vote on HR 1162
If approved, the measure would allow Georgians to vote in November on a proposed constitutional amendment to restore the state's power to approve charter schools.
The Senate on Wednesday tabled House Resolution 1162, which would allow Georgians to vote in November on a proposed constitutional amendment to restore the state's power to approve charter schools. Ever since a May 16 Supreme Court of Georgia ruling dissolved the commission that approved 16 state-commissioned charter schools, proponents of school choice–like Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan (D-Austell)– have worked to reverse the 4-3 ruling that left a number of charters scrambling to find ways to open their doors in time for the start of the 2011-12 school year. Austell Rep. David Wilkerson issued a statement about his opposition to the resolution on Feb. 15. Nine days later, the American Federation for Children released Wilkerson's answers to …
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