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There is an important Charter School vote this Nov.6 and every public school teacher. If this is passed it will take tax money away from the district and give it to a specility charter school. These schools can pick and choose the students they want to teach. Districts will be forced to make up the loss of money with furlough days and increase local taxes. Here are the numbers just down from the State DOE For a typical fifth-grader, ordinary public schools will get a bit less than $3,000 in state dollars this year, compared to the nearly $7,000 for students in the state- created special schools, Garrett noted in an analysis he emailed to school superintendents this week. Virtual schools will get more than $5,000 per student.
Samantha K. Are all of Georgia's virtual/online schools considered charter schools?

On 8/15/12, Susie Q wrote: > There is an important Charter School vote this Nov.6 and > every public school teacher. If this is passed it will > take tax money away from the district and give it to > a specility charter school. These schools can pick and &...See More
Aug 15, 2012
Ed Wynn I'm undecided. I just retired, and public schools are so different. Robotic lessons, and administrative bloat. Huge classes.......I tend to want my grandchildren to attend a private or a charter school.

> > Are all of Georgia's virtual/online schools considered charter > schools? > > > > On 8/15/12, Susie Q wrote: >...See More
Aug 15, 2012
Brenda "I'm undecided. I just retired, and public schools are so different. Robotic lessons, and administrative bloat. Huge classes.......I tend to want my grandchildren to attend a private or a charter school."

Ed, I hope you will still consider a NO vote on this. This vote will have no bearing on charter schools that currently exist, and it wi...See More
Sep 27, 2012


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