AUSTIN, Texas – State Rep. Terry Canales’ previous criticism of the way IDEA Public Schools was being run has been resurrected for the launch of Our Schools Our Democracy (OSOD).
OSOD is a new effort dedicated to supporting Texas public schools and making charter schools more transparent and accountable to the public.
“Charter schools are out of control. While public schools in our state face an existential funding crisis, charter schools are playing with Texas taxpayer dollars like Monopoly money, voting to lease a private jet for over $15 million and leasing a luxury box at a sports arena in San Antonio,” Canales is quoted as saying in an OSOD press release…