Episode 11: The Opposition School District Edition

On this week’s episode, we discuss the Opportunity School District proposal that will be before Georgia voters on the November ballot. We also take a look at the response to the proposal from Democrats in the state. And we close the show with a review of this voter forum from Georgia Political Rewind.

Show Notes:

• You can learn about the OSD proposal from the Governor with these resources:
• Governor’s office overview of OSD.
• Latest list of eligible schools
• FAQ
• You can see reviews of the statewide district models similar to Georgia’s in Louisiana (here and here) and Tennessee.
• Kyle discusses a successful statewide takeover program based on this research from NBER.
• The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute weighed in on OSD here.
• The outcome of Louisiana’s transition away from their Recovery School District is described in this reporting from the Times-Picayune.
• Here are some examples of criticism of the Governor’s education legacy from Better Georgia:
• Governor Deal’s failures.
• Role of outside voices in education policy.
• Highlighting the bad actions of a single charter leader as a part of a critique of school choice generally.
• Here is some of the research Kyle cites on the impact of presidential approval ratings on the elections of state legislators. Here’s an overview of this research from Vox.
• From Kyle’s endnote: Louisiana judges issue harsher sentences when LSU loses football games they are expected to win. Research from NBER and reporting from the Atlantic.
• From Luke’s endnote: Hillary Clinton sits down with Humans of New York.

Originally published at peachpod.org.