Governor Deal signs Georgia school turnaround bill
Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday signed legislation stipulating how the state will intervene in school districts with the lowest-performing schools.
House Bill 338, entitled The First Priority Act, allows a state officer to intervene in schools in the bottom 5 percent if they are in districts that have amended their flexibility contracts to allow it. Options include the takeover of these schools by nonprofit managers.
Deal also signed several other bills during the ceremony at the Capitol, including one penalizing so-called "sanctuary" campuses and another that is expected to drive more money to charter schools.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
