Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) : VOTE NO On Amendment 1 Toolkit

HOW GAE WILL FIGHT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS:

GAE will lobby for legislation that addresses the needs of disadvantaged students
GAE will develop a vision for Community Schools as an alternative to a state takeover
GAE will campaign to defeat the ballot initiative and encourage voters to vote “NO” on the 2016 ballot

Lawsuit Filed Over Amendment 1 Ballot Language

10 Things To Know

Talking Points

Questions @ Answers

Updated OSD Schools List and CCRPI Scores - May 2016

Resources from 2015 press conference

OSD Constitutional
Amendment Resolution

OSD Implementation
Legislation - SB 133

STOP Takeover Sample Proclamations

2016 Media Tour

Articles, Opinion Pieces

Marietta DJ: Gov.'s Opportunity School District the wrong solution
Bryan County News: Amendment 1 is not the answer
AJC: School takeover language favors supporters, Gwinnett official says
Forsyth: Forsyth BOE passes resolution against Opportunity School District
Marietta DJ: Cobb, Marietta school board members sound off on Opportunity School District
Marietta DJ: EDITORIAL: School amendment offers no 'opportunity'
Columbia County: School boards speak out against OSD amendment
Buckhead: Opinion: State's 'trust us' school takeover plan ignores funding, training
Sandy Springs: Voters to decide whether state should take over ‘failing’ schools
Brunswick: Schools brace for potential of state takeovers
AJC: Clayton school board opposes state taking over "failing" schools
Education Votes: State school takeover measure will only hurt Georgia students, educators warn
AJC: Some charter schools do better than others, and this may be why
AJC: Will Georgia see own version of voter's remorse if Opportunity School...
AJC - Public school takeover bid by Deal fails basic logic test
Dalton Daily Citizen: Just follow the money
AJC GetSchooled: Changes urged, takeover threatened: Schools get contradictory messages
AJC GetSchooled: New review finds state charter schools are mixed bag. That doesn’t mean bag won’t get bigger.
Gainesville Times: Letter: Georgia voters should defeat amendment on school takeover
Augusta Chronicle: Guest Column: Absolute power corrupts absolutely with Opportunity School District
Cherokee Tribune: State school takeover proposal deserves overwhelming defeat by voters
AJC Get Schooled: Does the governor’s state school takeover district trample local control?

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FACT: Georgia public school students in Clayton, Cherokee, Bibb, Clarke, Cobb , Fayette, Henry, Newton, Oconee, Forsyth, DeKalb, Glynn, Bartow, Cartersville City and Savannah-Chatham Counties have every right to applaud their local school boards. These education leaders all signed anti-state takeover resolutions for their local schools.