Governor Bob Riley’s renewed push for charter schools in Alabama is taking some of his fellow Republicans by surprise.
More than one state rep said (on the condition of anonymity) they believe Riley’s political capital in his lame duck session might be better spent on guiding how the legislature will solve the general fund’s 30% deficit.
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Senator Steve French (R-Irondale) hopes to peel away Democratic opposition to his charter schools bill one by one in the Alabama legislature.
Critics, led by the Alabama Education Association, say the bill takes money from public schools.
“Charter schools take taxpayers dollars,” Lance Hyche tells FOX6 News.
Hyche is with the Birmingham office of AEA.
He says, “they (charter [...]

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