The Inside Scoop

Another blockbuster week in Georgia charter school news as legislation is introduced in the GA General Assembly to create Opportunity School Districts. Former opponent of Amendment One, Athens columnist Myra Blackmon […]

By Tony Roberts, In the AJC article of February 12, 2015, “New plan for failing schools,” a list of 141 “persistently failing schools” is described based on the College and […]

[Editor’s Note: Journalist Mike Klein shares his insightful, blow-by-blow account of yesterday’s two-hour House-Senate discussion on Governor Deal’s proposal to create Opportunity School Districts in Georgia.]  By Mike Klein, Governor Nathan […]

Governor Nathan Deal today offered a formal bill in the Georgia General Assembly that would enable  the state of Georgia to take control of failing public schools. The bill calls for a […]

By Allen Mueller In a recent AJC article about Governor Deal’s proposed Opportunity School District, Eric Wearne emphasizes the importance of establishing an incubator in Georgia, “whose purpose is to […]

This was a week filled with strong opinion pieces about school turnaround, school choice, and education reform. New charter options get attention as Hephzibah Charter school (Augusta area) breaks ground and […]

The Georgia Charter Schools Association’s 2nd Annual Leadership Conference named Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (ANCS), an APS public charter school located in Atlanta’s Grant Park/Ormewood neighborhood, the 2015 GCSA Charter […]

[Editor’s note: An Atlanta public charter school, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School, decided to meet federal nutrition standards by supporting a “farm to school” lunch program that would not only “nourish students minds and […]

This week snowballed into a blockbuster news week for charter school news as Governor Deal announced members of his new Education Reform Commission, and revealed plans to use the flexibilities […]

By Allen West and Rich Thompson This is the story of two young black students who attended challenging Georgia public schools not long after the civil rights movement. They both […]

By Nina Rubin Still not sure what a public charter school is, how charters are funded, authorized, or governed? You’re not alone. Even parents whose children are enrolled in public charter […]

It was a thrilling week for charter school news as Georgia’s 2015 Legislative session opened with strong commitment from Governor Deal, in both the inaugural and State-of-the-State addresses, that education […]