The Inside Scoop

By Andrew Lewis There are currently 80 startup charter public schools in Georgia serving more than 40,000 students across the state. Both the number of schools and the number of students enrolled in charters have […]

By Dr. Tony Roberts Back during the days when we were educating the public about the need for a constitutional amendment to create a new charter schools commission in Georgia, there was […]

This is a two-week catch up review of the news. Wesley International Academy’s Mandarin language program is recognized on national TV – 11/23 Today Show AJC story on healthy school […]

By Elizabeth Hearn There is a reason professional tennis players seek coaches.  These top-notch athletes find another set of eyes to watch them because they know that from their own […]

By Rich Thompson Have you ever heard the old saying, Bring your “A” game! It means that the competition is capable, competent and committed to cleaning your clock, if you’re not fully […]

All quiet on the charter front as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. Ivy Preparatory Mom and charter warrior Rae Harkness writes about why a single gender charter school option works for […]

By Leo Smith As election night 2014 drew to a close, all of America turned their attention to pundits’ analyses of who won and why. One candidate’s campaign advantage began […]

By Rae Anne Harkness Most people have heard about the decline in educational outcomes for boys and young men that have become more pronounced in recent years. There has also been an […]

Long overdue credit to Mountain Education Center Charter HS, in the news this week for its collaboration with GA Dept. of Corrections on a partnership to help inmates earn HS […]

By Lauren Holcomb Anyone who has been involved in opening a charter school knows that it is an extremely challenging process. An incredible amount of time and effort go into […]

By Nina Rubin The vision to launch a charter school can come from many places — dissatisfaction with current public school offerings, a yearning to put a particular pedagogy into action, a desire […]

The election’s over — what did it all mean for charters? APS officially votes for charter system model Intown Academy notified that it will not be renewed by APS Fascinating insights […]