GA Working Families

Georgia's Working Families Caucus - Striving to make Georgia a better place for working families since 2007.

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

@WorkingFamilyGA is reviewing the #transportationbill and #schooltakeoverbill #WorkingFamilyGA #gapol

[Nan Orrock @SenNanOrrock]

Senator Lucas raises concerns about allocations. #GaPol #Transportation

[Nan Orrock @SenNanOrrock]

.@WesleyGBPI is now presenting "Insuring the Transportation Funding Bill Meets its Promise" now to #WorkingFamiliesCaucus. #GaPol

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

@Senatorfort the #transportationbill leaves out minority participation #WorkingFamilyCaucus #gapol

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

The #transportationbill proposes a series of regressive fees to make up for revenue shortfalls #WorkingFamilyCaucus #gapol

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

Most of the 700-900 million of the "new" funds for #transportation would be shifted from local government #WorkingFamilyCaucus #gapol

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

If the school is shutdown the community cannot use the building for the same activity for three years #WorkingFamilyCaucusGA #GAPol

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

The qualifications for the superintendent will only be at the discretion of the governor #WorkingFamilyCaucusGA #SchoolTakeover #gapol

[Nan Orrock @SenNanOrrock]

"This is not the approach that the highest achieving states have utilized." -GBPI re: opportunity schools #gapol #education #schoolreform

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

The highest achieving states, like New Jersey, do not use #OSD legislation #WorkingFamilyCaucus #SchoolTakeover #gapol

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

Similar #OSD legislation was tried in Virginia, it was found unconstitutional. #WorkingFamilyCaucus #SchoolTakeover #gapol

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

In New Orleans the standards have been adjusted but schools have not seen improvement #workingfamilycaucus #schooltakeover #gapol #OSD

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

Similar #OSD legislation has not worked in Michigan #gapol #workingfamilycaucus #schooltakeover

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

#StateRepMitchell asks; has similar #OSD legislation worked in other states?

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

Under the #OSD legislation for-profit charter schools are allowed #WorkingFamilyCaucus #SchoolTakeover

[GA Working Families @WorkingFamilyGA]

Opportunity school district #OSD would be run by a superintendent appointed by the governor #WorkingFamilyCaucus #SchoolTakeover