The Inside Scoop

By Travis Pillow    Last week, at a gathering of school choice supporters in New Orleans, a pair of Georgia state lawmakers talked about the importance of educational choice, and […]

By KIPP Metro Atlanta KIPP Atlanta Collegiate’s founding class graduated from high school on Friday, May 22. Ninety-two percent of the seniors have been accepted to college, and an additional […]

By Aileen Dodd, Ivy Prep Academy, the girl’s charter school that survived a state Supreme Court challenge, will graduate its inaugural class of seniors at 2 p.m. Saturday in a […]

By GCSA Do you have a mission, vision, commitment, and passion for improving public education? If this describes you, consider applying to New Schools for Georgia’s Charter School Incubator program by […]

Districts are still choosing flexibility options; analysts say Atlanta cheating scandal upped the demand for charter schools; and rural school advocate cites innovation in Dalton, GA, a charter district. Getting […]

By GCSA According to a new report released by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Atlanta is one of 10 U.S. cities which cannot meet parental demand for charter […]

This week’s top stories: Governor Deal’s technology grants to GA public schools explicitly include charter schools, Casey Cagle expresses support for charter career academies, and Richmond County’s first charter school […]

[Editor’s Note: Brandon Hills, a 2011 graduate of Amana Academy, a Fulton County charter school, wrote this letter of thanks to his alma mater and the teachers who inspired him. We […]

Quiet week. Highlights include Mike Klein’s story about Westside Atlanta Charter School, Casey Cagle’s support for charter systems and college and career academies. More school districts make decisions on school […]

By Nina Rubin  I’m no dummy, but it’s part of my job to read and digest Department of Education briefs, white papers, and reports in order to explain educational issues […]