Charter public schools are an important element in school reform. Will they be joined by charter districts?

California, Florida, and Georgia have provisions for "charter districts." As with charter schools, the logic is to cut through some of the red tape that contributes to the dysfunctional state of K-12 education today.

A few districts in Georgia are expressing interest in the law, according to an AP report, with 7 districts expected to submit applications by a January 15 deadline.

A few districts want to get rid of attendance zones and allow parents to choose where their children attend school ....

Georgia's law is unique because it requires districts to give each school more control over budgets, classroom size and material purchases, said Todd Ziebarth, a senior policy analyst for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Each school sets up a committees of administrators, teachers, parents and community leaders to make those decisions based on that particular school's needs.

"Districts and superintendents like the idea of districts getting more flexibility but don't like the idea of turning around and giving schools their flexibility," Ziebarth said. "It will be interesting to see what happens in Georgia."

Indeed. The very next paragraph in the story mentions that school boards are concerned about giving up too much control.

Control.

For too many people in the blob, that's what education is all about. It's time to give parents more control, and school boards less.