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Michelle Wirth

Derrell Bradford is the executive vice president of 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now, and the executive director of its New York branch, NYCAN, with more than seventeen years working in education reform policy and advocacy. In his role, Derrell trains and recruits local leaders across the country to serve as executive directors of state CANs, advocacy […]

Last year’s charter school expo was so successful that we are doing it again! GCSA and GeorgiaCAN are proud to announce the 2020 Atlanta Charter School Expo on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 at Ivy Prep Academy Kirkwood from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. Schools serving students in APS, Clayton, Fulton County, and DeKalb County are invited […]

The holiday season is the time of year when a number of Georgia charter schools give back to their local communities through school-wide community service projects. In November and December, students at Pataula Charter Academy in Edison and Spring Creek Charter Academy are focusing on the Design Principal, Service and Compassion. In their Crew meetings […]

At the Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA), we believe that all students deserve an excellent educational opportunity regardless of their background.  Given this fundamental belief, GCSA developed its charter school incubator program, which works to address Georgia’s educational needs by:

ATLANTA – As the spotlight turns to Georgia during the Democratic National Debate, the American Federation for Children, GeorgiaCAN, Georgia Center for Opportunity, the Georgia Charter Schools Association and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation want to illuminate the positive impact public charter schools are having on Georgia students. Recent scores on the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that on average Georgia charter school students scored at least 13 points above district students in both math and reading. Georgia charter schools are also bridging the gap for African-American students who scored at least 18 points higher in reading and mathematics than their district peers.

The Collegiate Academy of Albany is expected to open next fall on an 18-acre site that includes a former National Guard armory in Albany. Last week, the Dougherty County Commission unanimously approved an intergovernmental transfer of the property to New Schools for Georgia (NSG), a nonprofit overseeing the school’s founding and development. The property is located […]

There is great news for Georgia charter schools on the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAEP, also known as the “nation’s report card,” is the largest national assessment given to U.S. students in various subject areas. On the 2019 NAEP, Georgia charter fourth-grade students outperformed their traditional school peers by 13 points […]

Atlanta Classical Academy opened five years ago with students in grades K-8. The school added a grade per year until it became a K-12 Academy in 2018. The public charter school’s mission is to develop students in mind and character through a classical, content-rich curriculum that emphasizes the principles of virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association is excited to announce Malcom Mitchell as a keynote speaker for the 2020 Georgia Charter Schools Conference! Mitchell is a Super Bowl Champion, a UGA football star, author and founder of a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of students through literacy. Read more about our amazing keynote speaker in […]

Participants from across the nation traveled to Atlanta in October for the national El Education conference. Amana Academy and Brighten Academy, hosted pre-conference events on Wednesday, Oct. 16, to showcase the exemplary work that’s taking place within both public charter schools. Amana Academy held a full-day event to highlight the school’s Expeditionary STEM curriculum for […]

We are excited to announce that the Georgia Charter Schools Association has negotiated a preferred Workplace Essentials contract with Staples®.  Member schools can start saving as early as Monday, Nov. 4. In a price comparison analysis, we were able to save 15 percent on a wide assortment of products, as well as access some beneficial […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association congratulates the public charter schools that outperformed the state and their local districts on the College and Career Ready Performance Index in 2019. This year, the overall CCRPI score for the state of Georgia fell to 75.9. That’s down from 76.6 in 2018. The numbers below are single CCRPI scores for […]