The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: School takeover plan foes see threat to local control of education

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by Ty Tagami

The vote is more than a year away, but debate over Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed takeover of failing schools has moved from the Capitol into community centers and schools themselves.

It pits Georgia’s cherished ideal of local control of schools and tax dollars against the urgency to improve education via an “Opportunity School District.”

Read the rest of the story at AJC.com.

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