Charter Schools in Tennessee?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The debate has been going on for years. Charter schools are considered an option for school kids that are separate from traditional rules and regulations of typical public schools. Tuition-free, these schools have been the choice of a number of parents around the nation, and discussion has hit the halls of our state capital in Nashville…

Here’s a report from the Tennessean…

 
April 29, 2009

A proposal that would make more students eligible for charter schools in Tennessee is headed for a full Senate vote.

On a 7-1 vote Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee advanced the measure sponsored by Republican Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Jamie Woodson of Knoxville. The proposal is now waiting to be scheduled for a vote on the Senate floor.

The companion bill is scheduled for a vote in a House subcommittee on Wednesday.

Charter schools don’t have to meet some of the state regulations that regular schools do as they try to find innovative ways to improve student learning.

One of the main provisions of Woodson’s proposal would expand eligibility in school systems with 12,000 students or more to include at-risk students, who receive free and reduced lunch.