Update from VA Senator Mark Obenshain

Friends, just wanted to send you a quick note before I head into Committee this afternoon. I don’t normally make a habit of sending out editorials from the Washington Post, but I couldn’t resist sharing this Washington Post editorial endorsing my charter schools legislation.

“The plan is carefully framed to deal with some of the objections that have undermined past efforts to reform the charter law. School systems with fewer than 3,000 students would be excluded, negating concerns that a charter could have a severe impact on small school divisions. Public charter schools would have no claim to local funding, and existing schools would continue operations unaltered, without loss of needed resources or local control. Only school divisions with one or more schools having had state accreditation denied for at least two of the past three years would be targeted, countering the notion that charters are superfluous in a state that overall has a good public education system.”

Please help me by encouraging Governor McAuliffe to sign this historic bipartisan legislation into law. While many of our schools excel, there are still too many parents dealing with failing schools, and this legislation provides them a choice in determining what’s best for their child’s future.

Contact Governor McAuliffe’s office via email, or call them at 804-786-2211.

Best regards,

Mark Obenshain