http://www.hutchnews.com/news/regional/stories/Charterschool021106.html
A new charter school bill was presented to the Kansas House Education Committee on February 10. The measure would allow charter school developers to appeal to the state board if a local school board rejects a proposal. Legislator and state school board member Ken Willard said the idea was to encourage new charter schools that "reach kids who are not currently being reached." When local boards approve charters, the state board then must sign off on them. The bill would add another dimension by allowing the state board to approve charters that local boards have rejected. Committee member Ward Loyd called the bill "ridiculous." The bill would make it hard for a state board to reject a group's appeal, he said. The bill will be discussed further the week of February 13.
Source: The Hutchinson News
Date: 02/11/2006
Note: Please be aware that online publishers often change URLs or no longer provide access to articles after 7 days. If the above link no longer works, access the publishing newspaper and search the archives for the keywords in the subject matter. Good luck.
