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Eighth graders in all of Georgia’s public schools saw a slight increase in their End of Grade math scores on the Georgia Milestones in 2018. The percentage of eighth-grade students […]

On July 25, the State Charter Schools Commission approved four new charter schools: Ethos Classical, Harriet Tubman School of Science and Technology, The Community Academy for Architecture and Design (TCAAD) and Yi […]

The Georgia Charter Schools Association wants for all Georgia public charter school leaders and board members to join us for the “State of Georgia Charter Schools” in one of the […]

Three new charter schools are opening in Georgia this fall. In Atlanta Public Schools, KIPP Soul Primary School starts classes on Wednesday, July 25. SLAM Academy of Atlanta, a state-authorized […]

Two Fulton County charter schools are changing their names. Latin Grammar School and Latin College Prep will now be known as RISE Grammar School and RISE PREP Collectively, the schools will […]

 New board members of locally-approved charter schools must receive three (3) hours of Financial Governance Training within their first year of service. The Finance and Budget Office of the Georgia Department of […]

Oglethorpe Charter School engineering and STEM teacher Theresa Luciano was recently selected to participate in the National STEM Scholar Program, a prestigious national professional development opportunity for STEM educators. Luciano […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association is pleased to welcome Andrey Hill as a program specialist for GCSA’s GaTAPP Program. Hill comes to GCSA after serving as a special education teacher and […]

Locally Approved Charter Boards It’s time to tee-up for the FY19 GCSA Governing Board Trainings! Every charter school board requires governance training each fiscal year to be compliant with the […]

Aarti Sharma, GCSA’s Vice President of New School Development, has been selected as a member of the LEAD Atlanta class of 2019. Lead Atlanta is an eight-month leadership development and […]

In January, Charles R. Drew Charter School made the decision to hire its first Director of Culture and Equity. School administrators chose Drew parent Okorie Johnson for the new role. […]

Charles R. Drew Charter School has been named a 2018 National Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The designation recognizes schools and districts that reduce environmental impact […]