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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation pushed by Gov. Bob McDonnell to allow the state to take over chronically failing schools received final General Assembly approval Wednesday.
The House of Delegates voted 64-34 to pass the bill, a major component of the Republican governor's education reform agenda. The Senate previously passed the measure on a tie-breaking vote by Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling. It now goes to McDonnell for his signature.
The legislation will take effect only if the state budget — now the subject of negotiations — includes the $600,000 McDonnell proposed to...
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