The Inside Scoop

By J. Renee Gordon, Imagine going out to buy a house and having no idea of what you are looking for.  Not the number of bedrooms or baths, if it […]

As the week opens, Georgia Legislators prepare travel to Louisiana to observe school turnaround efforts, and many weigh in on the Opportunity School District Plan. By week’s end the quarter-backing […]

By Dr. Monica Henson,  There has been quite the hue and cry raised across the Bible Belt and beyond about the content of Advanced Placement U. S. History (APUSH), Georgia […]

[Editor’s Note: Here’s a closer look at the efforts taken by Ivy Preparatory Academy, a state-authorized charter school, to improve the performance of boys in their Young Men’s Leadership Academy. Nobody […]

The news floodgates open this week as stakeholders, politicians and the press react to Governor Deal’s proposed Opportunity School District (OSD) plan; Thoughtful piece in Sunday AJC looks inside a […]

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 Career Performance Index. […]

By Russ Moore, How likely are the following statements to be true about any public school you ever attended? This school: Was named after extensive focus groups with students, and […]

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 […]