The latest on Richmond’s Charter school situation…
The Family Foundation has the latest on the ongoing situation with the Richmond City charter elementary school proposal that we had mentioned last week.
As we noted yesterday, School Choice Virginia Board member Keith West has been leading the fight from his position on the Richmond City School Board to try and get a vote on a charter that will give the Patrick Henry Initiative the flexibility and control it needs to have a chance at success.
The Family Foundation reports:
Virginia may yet get its first charter elementary school. Richmond School Board member Keith West yesterday proposed a new contract for the Patrick Henry Initiative. Although some on the board threatened to committee it to death or kill it in some other parliamentary procedure, the contract apparently got a fair hearing in the board’s legal committee yesterday — five hours worth. It will be taken up again by the committee on September 24, then by the board itself on October 6.
We here at School Choice Virginia continue to appreciate the effort that Keith has put into giving the charter school initiative a fair hearing, and hope that the School Board will give the new contract the consideration it deserves. More importantly, we hope the Board will give families and children the choices they deserve and the opportunities they need to be successful.
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