This time, the Board of
Education Chairman responded saying, «I just want to say that Dr. Kishimoto has made the right decision... Now we can, together, move forward in the business of reform for the benefit of our children.»
Virtual charter proponents such as Bryan did not
respond to requests for interviews, but Bill Cobey,
chairman of the State Board of
Education, tells Policy Watch that the virtual charter provisions tucked into the budget bill stemmed from direct conversations between virtual charter operators and lawmakers.