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Money is a big sticking point in the battle over Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed school takeover plan. Voters will be asked next month whether the state should be able to step in and run schools it considers “chronically failing.” The plan involves moving some tax dollars from local school districts to the state.
The proposal would create an “Opportunity School District,” a statewide school system made up exclusively of low-performing schools. All the money those schools get — in local, state and federal dollars — would shift to the new state-run district.
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