http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2013/03/05/will-charter-schools-drive-nashville-off-fiscal-cliff Comments On: Will Charter Schools Drive Nashville Off Fiscal Cliff? by Jeff Woods en-us Copyright 2013 Nashville Scene. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Nashville Scene readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Nashville Scene. wil@desert.net (Nashville Scene Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by denjoe]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:13:08 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Min]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:44:41 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by bubbadog]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:24:21 -0600 Nashville Scene
KIPP has been successful, and that's largely because KIPP (like most private schools) selects for involved parents and motivated students.
Posted by Min]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:15:28 -0600 Nashville Scene
And so what if the local board has the power to reject charter applications because of "negative fiscal impact," when an appointed board always has the power to overrule them for whatever reason.
Posted by bubbadog]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:03:21 -0600 Nashville Scene
And if pubic schools operated in a perfect world, you could make that agument with a straight face.
Posted by Min]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:49:54 -0600 Nashville Scene
As Ms. Frogge knows, under the current law -- which this amendment doesn't change -- there is a provision for rejecting charter applications because of "a substantial negative fiscal impact" on the local board of educaton.
Posted by magnetschoolwaitlistdad]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:36:10 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Min]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:27:06 -0600 Nashville Scene