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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Charters would require legislation which would require either the senate's approval or a two year wait and hoping that it flips. The fight would definitely be ugly because you'd be cutting funding to existing schools in order to come up with the money. There's also the chance that 4 years from now new governor kills the whole thing before it even gets off the ground. [/quote]

Charter schools have been authorized in Virginia since the 1990s.

For an overview, see https://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/charter_schools/

So charters would [i]not [/i]require legislation.  Legislation would be required, however, if the intent was to strip local school boards, such as the FCPS School Board, of their ability to impede the creation of new charters.

There is so much unnecessary hysteria.  The FCPS School Board refused to act on an application for a charter called the "Fairfax Leadership Academy" that could have operated in a former pubic school building.  Yet Karen Keys Gamarra is pushing the idea of a "social justice" Academy at Lewis HS, an existing, troubled public high school, with a specialized curriculum.

So it seems it's all about control.  If local teachers and community members want to create a charter, it's bad. But if Keys Gamarra wants to suck up the time and attention of the School Board on her pet project Academy, it's fine.  [/quote]

Exactly.  And the fact that a "Social Justice" Academy was met with enthusiasm and approval speaks volumes.  These dopes would rather throw money and time at a social justice project than ACTUAL EDUCATION.  The priorities of this SB are so, so out of whack.  2023 can't come soon enough.[/quote]

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