Alexander's and Isakson's announcement comes one day after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan NCLB bill that alters the federal government's ability to start charter schools, which are publicly funded but can be privately run, adding
new oversight provisions.
Nearly a year in the works, this bill contains needed charter
school oversight provisions that will strengthen accountability for both sponsors and schools, as well as increase operator transparency
It is much more urgent, he says, to put in place strict biosafety, biosecurity and
oversight provisions for such research.
Savings and Oversight of Tax Dollars — The bill includes program cuts and
oversight provisions to ensure the responsible use of taxpayer dollars.
• accountability and
oversight provisions are not well suited to the challenges of overseeing schools that operate with dramatically different roles for teachers and students.
R - 55 is a modest proposal that was carefully crafted by Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature to include strong accountability and
oversight provisions.