OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha Public Schools board is considering a resolution to show support for the concept of charter schools operated under strict guidelines.
Nebraska is one of eight states that don't allow charter schools, which are independent, taxpayer-funded schools usually operated by private groups. Several bills to OK them have failed in the Legislature, including one last year that would have established five charter schools in Omaha.
Newly elected Gov. Pete Ricketts supports the idea of charter schools. With another charter school bill likely, several OPS board members said they needed to be proactive in helping steer what a school choice system in Nebraska could look like.
Board member Marian Fey tells the Omaha World-Herald the resolution was a way for the board to have a discussion about charter schools.
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