With time running out, GOP leaders insist voucher bill is still in play
Student testing is a sticking point as legislative leaders seek a compromise.
Charter networks, both inside and outside the state, are tracking the legislation.
‘People were damn mad,’ said one spectator who was asked to leave the chamber.
Meanwhile, new attempts to tighten the state’s lax gun laws fizzle.
GOP leaders acknowledge that the Achievement School District district had failed in its turnaround mission.
Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed statewide expansion follows a string of failed attempts, narrow votes, and court reversals.
The proposal would widen criteria for determining which students could be held back — and give parents a say.
University could use charter groups to expand its reach and replicate teaching and learning models.
Vouchers are a “bitter pill” that will destabilize K-12 education, a former Superintendent of the Year testified.