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Vote no on Opportunity School District
Allene Magill Exec Dir PAGE
Dr. Alleen Magill is executive director of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), a 91,000-member independent educator association. - photo by Photo provided.
In November, voters will decide whether the Georgia Constitution should be amended to allow Gov. Nathan Deal to create the Opportunity School District, or OSD. This proposed state takeover of struggling, high-poverty schools uses scores from the College and Career Ready Performance Index, or CCRPI, to justify the power grab. The CCRPI derives its scores primarily from student performance on standardized tests.
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