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In his 2016 State of the State speech this morning, Governor Nathan Deal reiterated his commitment to pass the most extensive K-12 education reform package in our state’s history, although he has given the Legislature more time to vet all the issues and proposed solutions.

Five charter schools from across the state of Georgia have been selected as finalists for the annual charter school of the year award. The Coca-Cola Company sponsors the 2016 Georgia Charter School of the Year Award, which includes a $50,000.00 award to the first place winner.

Tim King is founder, President and CEO of Urban Prep Academies, a nonprofit organization operating a network of public college- prep boys’ schools in Chicago (including the nation’s first all-male charter high school) and related programs aimed at promoting college success.

Georgia Charter Schools’ CEO Condemns Inflammatory Comments Made by the President of Georgia Teacher Federation Regarding School Choice in Atlanta.

The Georgia Charter Schools Association is writing this open letter to express our deep concern regarding the new charter policy adopted by the DeKalb County School Board on September 14, 2015. We believe the district’s new policy is at odds with the State Board of Education and could be in violation of state law. We’re also fearful this signals decreasing support for start-up charter schools at a time when the district wants to become a charter system.

As the number of public charter schools in Georgia continues to grow, so does the need for governing board members with the critical skills required to steer charter schools from mission development, through petition submission, to opening day.

By the State Charter Schools Commission ATLANTA – The State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia (SCSC) announced that it approved petitions for three new state charter schools to open in the […]

The State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia (SCSC) announced that it approved petitions for three new state charter schools to open in the 2016-17 school year. The schools are Brookhaven Innovation Academy, Liberty Tech Charter School and Southwest Georgia STEM Charter School.

New schools opening, new schools approved — great top news this week!

Ashley-Kay Wyatt was a freshman at Brantley County High School in southeastern Georgia when boys happened. Unimpressed by her handling of the transition into the high school, her parents pulled her from Brantley High after one semester. They enrolled her Georgia Cyber Academy, one of Georgia’s statewide, online, “virtual” public charter schools.