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By Mike Klein, Frank Sinatra made the New York myth and legend seem so attractive – “I want to be part of it, New York, New York” – but after […]
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By Mike Klein, Frank Sinatra made the New York myth and legend seem so attractive – “I want to be part of it, New York, New York” – but after […]
Read moreThis week Governor Nathan Deal signed the Opportunity School District legislation into law, along with pro-charter legislation inspired by the delayed opening of Utopian Charter Academy due to local bureaucratic […]
Read moreBy Matt Underwood One of the worst chapters in the history of public education in our city is nearing a close with the recent conviction and sentencing of 8 educators involved with […]
Read moreThis is a two-week news roundup. Floyd County holds hearings on school flexibility options, chooses to continue as charter district Catoosa and Candler Counties also weighs flexibility options Peach-Byron Charter […]
Read more[Editor’s Note: Andrew Lewis is Executive Vice President of the Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) Here he updates charter school advocates on the outcomes of charter school-related bills that made it to the […]
Read moreDue to Good Friday, Passover and Easter holidays, this is belated news roundup covering March 28-April 3rd. As March turns into April, opinions on all sides of the proposed School […]
Read moreGA House passes Governor Deal’s Opportunity School District plan, unleashing a tidal wave of reporting and opinion. Also this week, Dick Yarbrough, now a member of Governor’s Education Reform Commission, […]
Read more[Editor’s Note: Approximately 17,000 students are enrolled in tuition-free, virtual public charter schools in Georgia, constituting the largest group of charter students in our state. For those who wonder how online […]
Read more[Editor’s Note: Andrew Lewis is Executive Vice President of the Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) Here he updates charter school advocates on the progress of charter school-related bills still under […]
Read moreAnother week of legislative debate over the proposed Opportunity School District school turnaround plan culminates in a visit by Governor Jeb Bush and rap star Ludacris to the Georgia statehouse, […]
Read moreBy Dr. Elizabeth Kuipers, Most of Georgia’s charter movement has happened in metropolitan areas, yet Furlow Charter School will be in Southwest Georgia. Allow me to paint a picture. Imagine acres […]
Read moreBy Kylie Holley Pataula Charter Academy (PCA), a Commission charter school serving five rural southwest Georgia counties, recently hosted its first AdvancEd (SACS CASI) accreditation external review. Not only did […]
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