Charters in the News

KIPP Vision Primary – APS KIPP Metro Atlanta’s second elementary school, KIPP Vision Primary, welcomed its founding class of Kindergarten students this summer.  Former KIPP WAYS Academy teacher Dr. Wheda Carletos serves as […]

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) has released the results of a new survey estimating that public charter school waitlists across the nation approached one million names during […]

At the most recent Savannah-Chatham School Board meeting, the board denied an application for an all-male K-8 charter public school as proposed by retired Early College Principal Gertrude Robinson. The […]

First charter proposal combining neurotypical and autism spectrum students  Members of Tapestry Charter School founding group presenttheir petition to DeKalb County  After working closely with GCSA through our CharterStart program,  Tapestry Public […]

  Juli Sergi, GCSA’s Director of Certification Programs, has been asked to serve on Georgia’s Professional Service Commission’s (PSC) Task Force to develop and implement Teacher Preparation Program Effectiveness Measures. […]

Meet us in Valdosta!Three Opportunities to Learn About Charter Schoolsand Public Education Innovation SATURDAY, APRIL 13th Charter Development 101 Class at Valdosta State10:00 am – 1:30 pm Location: Valdosta State University […]

  GCSA hosted a community forum on Monday night in Macon, GA to stimulate local discussion on public charter schools. A small and very engaged group of parents, teachers and […]

Atlanta Heights Charter School hosted its First Annual Real Men Readevent yesterday. The program’s goal was to inspire scholars to make reading a daily habit by demonstrating that fathers, teachers, and other significant […]

  GCSA is working to establish a Governing Board Bench of experts in education, business,and specialized fields who have a heart for quality education and a desire to serve communities. […]

  By Elisa A. Falco, Director of Education & Training, GCSA  As a former Clayton County Public Schools teacher, I know first hand the struggles facing this urban district.  While […]

Campbell Brown: It’s amazing school choice is somehow controversial By REDEFINED STAFF On MAY 22, 2014 Editor’s note: Former CNN host turned ed reform advocate Campbell Brown gave a speech Tuesday night at […]

More than 500 hopeful charter school job seekers flooded GCSA’s Saturday March 9th Job Fair held at Ivy Preparatory Academy’s Kirkwood campus. With resumes in hand, candidates had access to […]