Press Releases

In his 2016 State of the State speech this morning, Governor Nathan Deal reiterated his commitment to pass the most extensive K-12 education reform package in our state’s history, although he has given the Legislature more time to vet all the issues and proposed solutions.

Five charter schools from across the state of Georgia have been selected as finalists for the annual charter school of the year award. The Coca-Cola Company sponsors the 2016 Georgia Charter School of the Year Award, which includes a $50,000.00 award to the first place winner.

Tim King is founder, President and CEO of Urban Prep Academies, a nonprofit organization operating a network of public college- prep boys’ schools in Chicago (including the nation’s first all-male charter high school) and related programs aimed at promoting college success.

Georgia Charter Schools’ CEO Condemns Inflammatory Comments Made by the President of Georgia Teacher Federation Regarding School Choice in Atlanta.

Several national reports released jointly this week by Mathematica Policy Research, the Center for Research on Education Outcomes, and the Center on Reinventing Public Education say the majority of students enrolled in virtual charter schools have shown weaker gains in reading and math than those who attend similar brick and mortar schools.

We regret the unfortunate instance of alleged financial mismanagement that has reportedly taken place at Latin Academy in Atlanta. After speaking with several members of the school’s governing board, the Georgia Charter Schools Association is confident that students and academics at the school did not suffer as a result of the mismanagement. We congratulate Latin Academy’s board for swiftly launching a full-scale investigation, which uncovered the alleged fraudulent financial dealings at the hands of its former school leader. This underscores the importance of having properly trained school governance boards at every Georgia charter school. Those boards need to be well trained and fully involved in all aspects of school and financial oversight.

We regret the unfortunate instance of alleged financial mismanagement that has reportedly taken place at Latin Academy in Atlanta. After speaking with several members of the school’s governing board, the Georgia Charter Schools Association is confident that students and academics at the school did not suffer as a result of the mismanagement.

The Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) wants to congratulate KIPP STRIVE Academy in Atlanta, Georgia for recognition as a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School. The school is one of only nine in Georgia to receive the award.

The Georgia Parent Teacher Organization (GAPTO) is launching a new parent engagement initiative called the Community Leadership Alliance (CLA). The purpose is to encourage more parents to get involved in policy improvement and community engagement for charter schools at the local and state levels. The Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) is partnering with the Georgia Parent Teacher Organization in the effort.

By the State Charter Schools Commission ATLANTA – The State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia (SCSC) announced that it approved petitions for three new state charter schools to open in the […]

Atlanta, GA – Alisha Thomas Morgan, former State Representative and staunch advocate for high quality charter schools, has been named Executive Director of Ivy Preparatory Academies. During her time in the state […]

Atlanta, GA — As the number of public charter schools in Georgia continues to grow, so does the need for governing board members with the critical skills required to steer charter […]