Clarion Ledger – Charter bill likely doomed … this year

Charter bill likely doomed

Put a fork in it. The charter schools debate for this legislative session, as far as Tate Reeves is concerned, is done.

On the heels of the House voting Monday to send a renewed charter school bill to a negotiating committee, Mississippi’s lieutenant governor and Senate presiding officer issued an ominous statement on the controversial legislation.

“I am disappointed the majority of the members of the House did not agree with the Senate’s plan to bring meaningful change to Mississippi’s educational system. Children trapped in failing school districts deserve an opportunity for success, and any further changes would only weaken the effort to give parents a choice in their children’s education.

Clarion Ledger
4/23/12