One of the many fine breakout sessions at the Charter School Conference put on by the North Carolina Alliance for Public Charter Schools in early August was this one on charter school legislation http://www.nccharters.org/2012conference/2011-breakout-sessions/ . Click on the line under "Handouts" that says "charter schools briefing."
The short presentation gives an overview of what happened with Senate Bill 8 in the late session, what we achieved, where we fell short, and where we went backwards. It concludes with a look at where charters stand now in the areas of governance, application standards, growth, and funding.
Clearly, there is a lot of political work ahead for charter supporters if the movement is to survive. The briefing's last slide is a call to arms of sort, quoting from President Andrew Jackson's farewell address to the nation in March of 1837. It reads:
"But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing. It behooves you, therefore, to be watchful in your States as well as in the Federal Government."
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