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Georgia Charter Schools Association congratulates the public charter schools that outperformed the state and their local districts on the College and Career Ready Performance Index in 2019. This year, the […]

The State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia (SCSC) 2020 Petition Application is now available on the SCSC website. For the 2020 Start-Up Charter School Application Cycle, new start-up charter schools must plan to open in […]

On Wednesday, Oct. 9, GCSA hosted “The State of Georgia Charter Schools” at Savannah Classical Academy in Savannah. The event was the last of three informational forums GCSA held statewide […]

In 2019, more than a dozen charter high schools surpassed the state graduation rate of 82 percent, and many also outperformed their local districts. Two charter high schools, Fulton Leadership […]

International Charter School of Atlanta (ICSAtlanta) is a multilingual, multicultural, World IB School that serves students in Kindergarten through the eighth grades. The dual-language immersion public charter school is authorized […]

On Friday, Sept. 27, parents, students, supporters and board members of Resurgence Hall Charter School gathered to celebrate the school’s new building on Washington Road in East Point. During the […]

Last month, students at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology (FAST) in Roswell, Georgia, collected donations for Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas. Families gave more than 200 canned goods; […]

During a special ceremony held on Friday, Sept. 20, Wesley International Academy received the Green Flag Award. It’s the highest level of achievement in the National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools USA […]

The Mission Continues commemorated 9/11 by holding a one-day volunteer event at Fulton Leadership Academy on Saturday, Sept. 7., The Mission Continues is a nonprofit and new GCSA Associate Member […]

This year, 84 eligible charter schools were each awarded more than $40,000 for their facility needs from the Georgia Department of Education. Previously, schools competed for approximately 14 grants of […]

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate hosted a Candidate Forum for the District 2 seat on the Atlanta Board of Education. The forum was held ahead of this Tuesday’s […]

Oglethorpe Charter School is Georgia’s oldest start-up charter school. The school opened its doors in 1999 in a vacant elementary building. During its first year, Oglethorpe enrolled nearly 200 6th […]