Warning supporters that they would be “fighting a Goliath” if they push for charter schools or similar measures, a Georgia lawmaker urged people at a former Wichita elementary school Thursday to press ahead for legislation that would enable and encourage more school choice.
“There are going to be some haters and some naysayers who will tell you that we’ve got to keep things the way they are, that if we just put more money into schools that we could fix everything,” said Georgia state Rep. Alicia Thomas Morgan, a Democrat from Cobb County, northwest of Atlanta.
“But just spending more money does not solve the problem of educational inequity in our system. What does is making sure we’re sending children to schools that work for them.”
Morgan’s visit, sponsored by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, coincided with the launch of the Urban Preparatory Academy of Wichita, a private school proposed for the former Mueller Elementary School building, near 24th and Estelle.
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