by Georgia Charter Schools Association
September 6-12, 2014
Pivotal week for charter news beginning with Kyle Wingfield’s weekend Op Ed on the growing demand for school choice http://on-ajc.com/1qA1LCn; Then comes Governor Deal’s mid-week announcement that he is interested in launching a NOLA-style charter “Recovery District” in Georgia http://on-ajc.com/1rWS0k2 ; Associated Press and related reporting on the plan gets print, radio and tv pickup all across the south http://bit.ly/1strFbk; http://bit.ly/1lYkxn8, http://bit.ly/1wjs82I. EdWeek weighs in http://bit.ly/1pcW489; even Creative Loafing gives the story a positive spin; http://bit.ly/1tHpZZT. ATL Attorney and education activist Glenn Delk uses the announcement as an opportunity to critique the Deal proposal http://on-ajc.com/X7a5hb. Not surprisingly, Diane Ravitch blasts the plan in her blog http://bit.ly/X7yBPb. More good press for Tapestry Public Charter School’s autism-inclusion model http://on-ajc.com/1rWlgaH. City of Decatur Schools (which have contracted with GCSA for board governance training) elects to join foundation supporting charter systems in GA http://bit.ly/1txXu0G.
Georgia Charter Schools Association
The Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) is the membership organization for Georgia’s charter school operators and petitioners, established in 2001. Our mission is to be an effective advocate and service provider for all charter public schools in Georgia.
