TY  - SER
AU  - Welsh, Richard O.  
AU  - Williams, Sheneka  
AU  - Little, Shafiqua 
TI  - Right Cause, Wrong Method? Examining the Politics of State Takeover in Georgia Show all authors 
PY  - 2019///
PB  - Sage
KW  -  school takeover
KW  - state takeover
KW  - education policy
KW  - politics of education
KW  - school turnaround
N2  - A growing number of states are using state-run school districts to take over and improve persistently underperforming schools. This article uses Georgia to examine the politics of state takeover. We analyze the supporting and opposing coalitions as well as the alignment between state takeover and charter schools in the campaign for the constitutional amendment to create a statewide turnaround district. Our findings show that corporate interests, the governor, and nonprofit organizations supported state takeover, whereas educators, parents, and community organizations opposed state takeover. There was bipartisan support across coalitions and a crisscrossing of interests regarding local control and the path to school improvement. There are divergent views on charter schools, with supporters of state takeover favoring charter schools
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087417714061
ER  -