http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/01/04/local_news_updates/20local_01-04-08.txt
Charter school supporters in Wyoming are seeking to change state law to allow agencies other than local school boards to approve charter schools. "Asking a school district's trustees to approve a charter school is like asking Lowe's to open a Home Depot," said Amy Edmonds, executive director of the Wyoming Association of Public Charter Schools. "There's competition there. It's just a fact," said Edmonds, who also is a state representative from Cheyenne. Some district leaders want a change, too. In October, Laramie County School District 2 trustees passed a resolution asking the Legislature to change the charter school law. They sent the resolution to the Wyoming School Boards Association, whose members defeated it during a delegate assembly in November. The Laramie board said the current charter approval process takes time and creates antagonism and they wanted to set up a statewide charter granting agency. Edmonds expects the issue will be addressed in the 2009 legislative session.
Source: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
Date: 01/04/2008
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