GOP plan would delay social studies standards, lets parents challenge 'unfit' material

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The state would withhold state funding for the superintendent's salary, requiring the district to pick up the state's share.
52% : The budget has several provisions designed to help charter schools, which are taxpayer funded schools that are exempt from some of the rules traditional public schools must follow.
47% : The "Back to Basics" law also says students in public schools are required to memorize multiplication tables.
45% : A bill passed by state lawmakers in 2013 requires that public schools teach cursive writing so that students "create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by the end of fifth grade.
45% : ▪ Require municipalities to grant water and sewer service to charter schools.
38% : Republicans said they'd face greater accountability as regular charter schools, including being closed if their performance doesn't improve.

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