The Inside Scoop

By Leo Smith Muhammad Ali once spoke of his boxing strategy as a flurry of different punches all working together for one goal.  Georgia’s emergence as an inspiring fighter for quality education […]

Editor’s Note: As the Georgia General Assembly convenes for the 2015 session, we wanted to remind our readers that there are still 8 out of 50 states that do not have a […]

This report covers Georgia charter school news from just before Christmas, through the first week of 2015. The year ended with a flurry of important stories, and 2015 began with much […]

By Jamie Lord The Georgia legislature convenes on Monday. Governor Deal begins his second term. A slate of newly elected House and Senate members from both parties will be sworn […]

By Scarlet Hawk, Back in September, James C. Courtovich of the Wall Street Journal wrote of the commonalities of school choice and Uber. The next day, Veronique de Rugy of the […]

By Nina Rubin Matt Underwood @Underwood_ANCS has already Tweeted it, and there’s a press release up on our website, so there’s no point holding back the exciting news. We’ve just announced three […]

By Dr. Tony Roberts, Suppose a car with a mother and three children are in a car wreck due to icy road conditions. The car slides in front of an […]

As the year draws to a close, things are relatively quiet in charter world. Be on the lookout for Atlanta Magazine’s January 2015 issue with a long feature story on […]

By Duke Bradley, As Executive Director of Atlanta’s Wesley International Academy, I am often asked about our school’s approach to teacher pay. Although a casual redirection to our salary scale […]

Top Ten Charter School Stories of 2014 2014 was a year of deeper public appreciation and understanding of charter schools in our state. Two years after the passage of the […]

By D. Aileen Dodd Georgia public schools are bracing for the impact of a new series of standardized tests that will be used as a measuring stick for student achievement. […]

It’s been a week of surprises — good ones! Incoming Schools Supt. Richard Woods indicates he will be a team player with Governor Deal on education Tuesday morning stared with […]