He's been
opposed by the local school board and the teachers union, while there's a pending lawsuit challenging the law itself.
Not exact matches
He said that the
board, «vehemently
opposes any plan that closes the Phoenicia elementary
school and robs our residents and their children of convenient localized education opportunities for their younger children, disregards the needs of the
local economy and businessmen and residents that assist with, sponsor and pay for
school programs...» The resolution listed how the
school acts as a community center including athletic, educational, social programs during the evenings, weekends and summer that are sponsored
by the town.
If informed that charters are «publicly funded, but are not managed
by the
local school board» and that they «are expected to meet promised objectives, but are exempt from many state regulations,» support jumps to 51 percent with 28 percent
opposed.
«Charter Expansion» -(
Oppose) Failed HB 7083 Charter Expansion — Enormous public push - back sealed the fate of this bill that robbed citizens of their right to
local control
by stripping
school boards of their right to:
The only difference is that a charter is managed
by a
board of citizens, as
opposed to a
local school board.
Holtz, who is backed
by conservatives,
opposed the idea of a state
school board, saying unelected appointees would usurp power from
local school boards.