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Michelle Wirth

ATLANTA – Lake Oconee Academy high school students received a College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) score that places them among the top ten schools in Georgia under new school ratings released by the Georgia Department of Education on Tuesday. Lake Oconee High School students received an overall CCRPI score of 104.1, the tenth highest CCRPI score in the state. The public charter school’s other students also performed well: Lake Oconee’s middle school students received a 97.3 on the state’s College and Career Ready Performance index and the public charter school’s elementary students received a 92.

Georgia Charter Schools Association is proud to announce the site for the fourteenth annual Georgia Charter Schools Conference. Mark your calendars now. The 2017 conference will be held at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & […]

Learn the skills required to start, lead and replicate high-quality charter schools. If you’re a new charter school leader or want to improve your leadership skills, GCSA’s Summer Bootcamp will give you the tools necessary for success. This year’s bootcamp will take place on Monday, June 13 through Thursday, June 16, 2016.

A new study by researchers at Georgia State University finds graduates of charter high schools are more likely to stay in college and earn more than graduates of traditional schools.
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School received some recognition for its sustainability efforts.

Brookhaven Innovation Academy plans to open in Norcross.

Georgia Charter Schools Association invites you to Innovations in Public Education Today. Those attending the first of three dynamic education forums will view the critically acclaimed film “Most Likely to Succeed” […]

The Georgia Legislature passes HB 895, which requires training for charter school finance directors The 2016 Georgia Legislative Assembly approves few education bills this session. An Amana Academy student has been selected by […]

Amana Academy is the first K-8 school in Georgia and the second school in Fulton County to become Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) certified. To receive the certification from […]

327 teacher candidates took part in GCSA’s Atlanta Job Fair on March 12 at Drew Charter School Senior Academy. During the fair, candidates were able to speak with representatives from more than 30 Georgia charter schools. Schools conducted on-site interviews that could lead to potential employment for the upcoming school year.

Amana Academy made Niche’s 2016 Best Public Elementary Schools in Georgia list.  Drew Charter School recently held a ceremony to honor its namesake. Coweta Charter Academy at Senoia (CCAS) elementary academic team got second at the regional […]

Georgia’s ranking for state charter laws has improved. According to the National Alliance of Charter Schools’ 2016 ranking of state charter laws, Georgia moved up five spots from 23 to 18 to because state lawmakers approved regulations to strengthen authorizer accountability, charter school autonomy and the processes for monitoring charter schools.

Students at Peachtree Charter Middle School in Dunwoody have turned a school garden into a community outreach project that helps those in need.

KIPP STRIVE Academy in Atlanta wins the Georgia Charter School Association’s 2016 Georgia Charter School of the Year Award. The Coca-Cola Foundation sponsored the $50,000 award for the fifth straight year.