Mayor Reed Stays Out Of Fight Over School Takeover Plan, For Now
Democratic Mayor Kasim Reed isn’t playing sides, at least for now, in a major Georgia election fight over whether the state should be able to take over local schools it deems are failing. Many prominent Democrats, including House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, have loudly opposed Republican Gov. Nathan Deal’s “Opportunity School District” (OSD) proposal.
The governor’s OSD plan would create a state-run school system. Schools that scored an F on the state’s report card for three consecutive years would qualify. Currently, the governor’s office says 127 schools, or 6 percent, meet that criteria.
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