Charters in the News

Decisions Reflect Rigor and Attention to Underserved Communities |  Atlanta, GA August 30, 2014 – High quality charter school options will continue to expand in Georgia thanks to the rigor […]

7 in 10 Americans favor charter schools WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new PDK/Gallup poll released today reveals that support for charter schools has ticked up to 70 percent in 2014 – up from […]

Take the OECD Test for Schools We’ve all seen headlines like, “U.S. High-School Students Slip in Global Rankings,” (Wall Street Journal, Dec. 3, 2013). But we also know our students can […]

July 7, 2014, Atlanta, GA –  Georgia’s State Charter Schools Commission (SCSC) reports that at the close of fiscal year 2014, it has returned more than $2 million in funds […]

Georgia Department of Education — Student Learning Objectives and Charter Schools How many growth measures are required in Charter Schools for the 2014-2015 school year? Cohort 1: LEAs and locally […]

The differences are bigger than you think! The technical differences between a PTA (Parent Teacher Association) and a PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) are fairly simple. The National PTA is a […]

   At its January meeting, the State DOE Charter Committee moved to action approval of three new startup charter school petitions. All three schools were approved the following day by […]

INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW TO QUESTIONNAIRE: Georgia Charter Schools Association is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit membership organization for Georgia’s charter school operators and petitioners. Our mission is to be an effective advocate, […]

Parents and teachers across 7 diverse school communities express dismay and disappointment and consider appropriate next steps. Press Release from Druid Hills Charter Cluster, Nov. 12, 2013  By a vote of […]

Meet the State Superintendent Candidates at GCSA’s Charter Schools Leadership Conference On Friday, January 31, 2014, Alisha Thomas Morgan, Nancy Jester, andFitz Johnson and Matt Schultz — four of the eight candidates who have announced their […]

Hear the “Mark Zuckerberg of Digital Education” at the GCSA Educator’s Conference Travis Allen is a young visionary for Digital Learning in the classroom. Before graduating high school, Travis created a […]

Outstanding new teachers now ready for hire in the charter school pipeline GCSA has proudly graduated its first cohort of nine participants in its PreGaTAPP (http://www.gacharters.org/services/charter-university/charter-teacher-pregatapp-program/) program. PreGaTAPP assists aspiring teachers to enter the […]