For Jackson County School System superintendent John Green, a vote on a constitutional amendment allowing the state to create charter schools isn’t just about those schools — but if citizens want locally or state-controlled schools.
“It’s a movement of localized control of our public schools to a state-level control of our public schools,” said Green.
Voters in Georgia will decide during the general election on Nov. 6 on an amendment to the state’s constitution to allow state officials to create public charter schools. Those schools would be able to receive state education funds.
Proponents of the amendment say if it passes, it would allow parents to choose to educate their children in charter schools that they say are higher performing than traditional public schools.
However, those opposed to the amendment — mostly those with ties to public education — say it would take away dwindling state money for education and give it to an agency that doesn’t answer to local taxpayers.
For the full story, see the Aug. 22 issue of The Jackson Herald.
Currently there are works to rid the school system of paraprofessionals who are of more worth to the education of the children in the county than a new Board Office position. Principles and Assistant Principles of top notch schools are being promoted to board office positions of little worth.
Green needs to be focused on what he's already destroying with the current dwindling funds, rather than worrying about what is to come.
Jackson County Schools do receive funding from the Feds. It is called Title I and some of that money does pay for teacher salaries.
Winston Churchill
All of this local vs state control hog wash is just that hogwash. What does the local school board really control when it comes to actual education of children? My understanding, and I am no expert, is we have a Federal Education group, a State Education group and Local Education groups. So it seems we are already top heavy in Government Education folks, why don't we put education back in the most local hands, the parents and their wallets. Government education has been a failure, America rose to greatness when education was the responsibility of the parents paying for what they got.
-Tom Crawford's Aug 22 opinion in Jackson Hearld
-http://www.votesmartgeorgia.com/facts
-http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/External-Affairs-and-Policy/communications/Pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?PressView=default&pid=54
(Republican BOE Superintendent John Barge's Press release opposing the amendment)
Ken your income must come from the toil of working citizens. Your capabilities must be so limited that you rely on the politician to steal from the working man to fund your lifestyle.
What is the reason you and your ilk do not choose to leave the welfare state and stand on your merits?
Hypocrites. Just like the guy at the Republican convention who was complaining he wasn't getting enough government contracts for roads signs. He built his business too.
When this country was founded there was no government work programs to build roads and bridges to nowhere. If a railroad needed to go somewhere the RR company bought the land and built it. If a community wanted it's children educated they recruited a teacher and the parents paid them.
Of course this was back when Americans were earning their place. It is sad that we have had generations of vote buying schemes that have warped the minds of many. We to remember our heritage of hard work, independence, pursuit of happiness and abundant opportunity for those that choose to pursue them.
thing wrong in Jackson County is we do not need 3 seperate school systems with 3 sets of overheads for superintendants ,school boards,etc. Such a waste of tax payer dollars and we are fed up!! Too many top end postions where you have assistants to the assistant. I have never seen many school systems run efficiently.It reminds me of a small businessman that did a poor job of running his business but was still sucessful before of his exorbent prices. Well the taxpayers pockets are empty and we can't stand amymore, so tighten up and get lean and mean.
Ronald Reagan