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A commission met for the first time last week in Mississippi to study whether the state should expand its charter school law, which is set to expire after the 2007 session. "We couldn't agree on this issue in the legislative session," said Rep. Cecil Brown (D). "When we can't agree, we set up a commission to do a study. I don't know what will come out of this, if anything." "I don't think we need to jump in with both feet right now, but I do think we need to expand the number of charter schools," said Sen. Alan Nunnelee (R), a commission member. "If we can get $500,000 in start-up costs from the federal government, that is another reason to look at it." Linda Johnson of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education said previously she had opposed charter schools, but now supports them. "I do not see public schools and charter schools as adversaries," she told the study committee. The committee will issue a report in December.
Source: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Date: 08/13/2006
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