Press Releases

The Georgia Charter Schools Association has just announced that Lisa McDonald of Brighten Academy is the 2015 Charter School Leader of the Year, and that Brandom Jones of KIPP South […]

Atlanta, GA – A new statewide poll released this week from McLaughlin & Associates shows that 72% of Georgia voters support innovative, self-governing, and highly accountable charter public schools. African-American […]

Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) has just announced three finalists for the 2015 GCSA Charter School of the Year. The schools are: Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School […]

Georgia Charter Schools Leadership Conference January 29-30, 2015 | Busbee Center at Gwinnett Technical College The Georgia Charter Schools Leadership Conference is the only statewide gathering of Georgia’s charter school leadership […]

Atlanta, GA – The rapid growth of public charter schools in Georgia has led the Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) to seek larger office space. Under a five-year lease agreement, […]

Atlanta, GA – Allen Mueller, currently Executive Director of Innovation for Atlanta Public Schools (APS), has been named Executive Director of New Schools for Georgia (NS-GA) and will begin his […]

Sheth Family Foundation Gift Helps Expand High Quality Charter School Options Atlanta, GA – An unanticipated gift to the Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA), from the Sheth Family Foundation will […]

By Kylie Holley Charters don’t “work” in rural America? They don’t “respond to markets,” they “lack connectiveness,” and offer “no local benefit?” Well then, count me among three advocates for […]

Announcing GCSA’s 2014 Bus TourTuesday, November 11, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM Curious about what goes on inside a public charter school? Still not sure what a charter school is? On Tuesday, […]

Atlanta, GA – At its September 24 meeting, the State Charter Schools Commission (SCSC) approved three new public charter schools. All three schools were given an extra month at the […]

Atlanta, GA, Sept. 18, 2014 —  The growth of public charter schools remains an issue in the upcoming Georgia elections. Two of the three gubernatorial candidates, Governor Nathan Deal (Republican), and Andrew Hunt (Libertarian) expressed […]

Waynica Staples: Director of Leadership Development & Training Waynica Staples has joined GCSA as our new Director of Leadership Development & Training. In order to place a greater focus on the development […]