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Atlanta Forward: Education

Kindergartners get into recess at the Arthur Ashe Charter School, one of many charters to open up as part of the state Recovery District, a model Gov. Nathan Deal wants to bring to Georgia.
Kindergartners get into recess at the Arthur Ashe Charter School, one of many charters to open up as part of the state Recovery District, a model Gov. Nathan Deal wants to bring to Georgia.
By Maureen Downey
March 22, 2015

The House Education Committee will take up the governor’s proposed Opportunity School District today, a plan to turn around failing schools by putting them under the control of the state. I discuss the historic record of state takeovers and the pitfalls, while an education policy expert discusses the opportunities Georgia districts already have to innovate. Also, readers share their views on a new state rating system that assesses school climate.