Tennessee Charter Schools Bill on Fast Track in House

Kentucky on the Side Track

This from Ed Week:

A revived bill to expand who would be eligible to attend charter schools in Tennessee was on a fast track for a full House vote Wednesday.

Under the new proposal, children in school systems with at least 14,000 students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches would be eligible to enroll. Preference would be given to students with failing grades or those from failing schools. "That was a good compromise because these are the students that we most want to reach," said the measure's sponsor, Rep. Beth Harwell...