new charter environments. It is also a good option for states seeking to grow their charter sectors but where growth is constrained because authorizing is essentially limited to local school districts. Variations on this strategy are now in place in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, and Maine, and it is under consideration in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere.

Recently the Georgia state Supreme Court struck down a statewide independent charter commission law. Charter school and school choice opponents have tried to spin the decision as a definitive repudiation of charter education and as having national implications. However, the 4-3 decision was based on provisions in the Georgia state constitution that are generally not found in other states. The historical legacy of the particular provisions cited by the court are also problematicAn American Airlines captain died at the controls mid-flight despite desperate attempts by an air stewardess to revive him.

The pilot of Flight 550, whose name has not been released, was flying from Phoenix to Boston on Monday morning when he became 'incapacitated'.

Taking control of the airbus, the first officer sent a panicked radio message to emergency ground control demanding permission to land as an air stewardess - a former nurse - fought to save his life.

Passengers told CBS News they felt a sharp drop and some turbulence before the co-pilot announced the captain was 'feeling unwell'.

The cause of death has not been released.

One passenger took to Twitter to explain what had happened on the American Airlines flight this morning

The plane carrying 147 passengers and a crew of five