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Meets in the State Board Room at the DOE.  Contact Jason Martin for details. Jason Martin Charter Schools Division Georgia Department of Education 2053 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill […]

Helping Aspiring Educational Professionals Accelerate their Path to Charter School Leadership. Taking Current School Leaders to the Next Level. Intensive training in all aspects of charter school leadership to fill […]

A Call to Action: Charter Schools Rally at the Capitol Set for Nov. 6 It’s time to let our voices and concerns be heard! A rally in support of charter […]

When: Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: East Central Technical College. Those planning to attend should also RSVP to gachartermeetings@gacharters.org, but add “South […]

When: Friday, October 23, 2009 1:00 PM-3:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: GTRI

Leaders of a group of concerned citizens who have come together to bring a charter school to Ben Hill County have announced a new and enhanced name for the school. It will be called the Lucius H. Holsey Academy of Excellence, named in honor of a former slave who – with knowledge he gained from his master, one of the earliest professors at the University of Georgia – founded Paine College in Augusta. The founding board for Lucius H. Holsey Academy of Excellence has submitted a petition to the Georgia Charter Commission, which will review the group’s plan to establish a new, high performing public elementary charter school for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

A study released last week by the Fiscal Research Center at Georgia State University found that the financial health of the state’s charter schools is mixed, contrary to headlines that […]

The GCSA takes great exception to decision to sue a high-achieving, all-girls charter middle school solely for the purpose of maintaining control of the educational choice options of parents and students in the county.