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[This appeared yesterday in the AJC’s “Get Schooled” education blog] By Kylie Holley Charters don’t “work” in rural America? They don’t “respond to markets,” they “lack connectiveness,” and offer “no […]

By Kylie Holley Charters don’t “work” in rural America? They don’t “respond to markets,” they “lack connectiveness,” and offer “no local benefit?” Well then, count me among three advocates for […]

Announcing GCSA’s 2014 Bus TourTuesday, November 11, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM Curious about what goes on inside a public charter school? Still not sure what a charter school is? On Tuesday, […]

Andrew Hunt charter school questionnaire Hunt (2)

DEAL GCSA GA gubernatorial questionnaire 2014 (1) (1)

Atlanta, GA – At its September 24 meeting, the State Charter Schools Commission (SCSC) approved three new public charter schools. All three schools were given an extra month at the […]

More districts wrestle with the pros and cons of going charter  ttp://bit.ly/1pgBLGY; http://bit.ly/1u3hCbq, http://bit.ly/1thot36, http://bit.ly/1udC1ul. Thoughtful reactions to last week’s story on Deal’s possible support for Charter Recovery District, http://bit.ly/1qFEtfn; Kyle […]

By Scarlet Hawk Governor Deal announced last Wednesday that he would like the General Assembly to consider the creation of a New Orleans-style Recovery School District in Georgia. As he was […]

By Michael O’Sullivan With Governor Nathan Deal’s announcement that he’d like to see a statewide school district to turn around failing schools, the next question becomes, well, what might that […]

Atlanta, GA, Sept. 18, 2014 —  The growth of public charter schools remains an issue in the upcoming Georgia elections. Two of the three gubernatorial candidates, Governor Nathan Deal (Republican), and Andrew Hunt (Libertarian) expressed […]

By Dr. Monica Henson I am delighted to welcome you to Charter Confidential, the Georgia blog for charters by charter leaders and supporters. This vehicle is intended to generate conversation […]

By Nina Rubin So much has been written about the importance of strong, visionary school leaders, but probably not enough about the human problem of charter school burnout. One of those visionary school leaders […]