Weekly Charter News Roundup – November 8-14, 2014
…Op Ed from AJC’s Bill Torpy (he’s following the APS trial). Wingfield asks the question: “Why do we elect our school Superintendent?” in Georgia. SCSC’s Lauren Holcomb on the Commission’s…
…Op Ed from AJC’s Bill Torpy (he’s following the APS trial). Wingfield asks the question: “Why do we elect our school Superintendent?” in Georgia. SCSC’s Lauren Holcomb on the Commission’s…
…that are “poorly regulated,” “without effective oversight,” or “lacking strong accountability” simply highlight a reality facing any publicly funded system of education. Traditional public schools that are poorly run and…
…be found here https://cmgajcpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/enabling-school-leg.pdf Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow the state to intervene in chronically failing public schools in order to improve student performance? The editorial…
…the state: says that Georgia’s education problems cannot be solved by money alone, and that “choice” is at the root of all reform.” Macon Telegraph runs a very upbeat interview…
GA House passes Governor Deal’s Opportunity School District plan, unleashing a tidal wave of reporting and opinion. Also this week, Dick Yarbrough, now a member of Governor’s Education Reform Commission,…
…HS continues to wrestle with federal desegregation order which could compromise its opening; Judge puts a 30 day deadline on decision Furlow Charter School (Americus, GA) hires a Principal Watchdog.com…
…for takeover are working to improve their CCRPI scores, this story illuminates the strategies several Savannah-Chatham public schools are using. http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-04-04/savannahs-targeted-takeover-schools-focus-improvement In a confusing twist, Neighbor Newspapers reported recently that…
…flexibility options: Colquitt chooses charter system. Bryan Co. chooses IE2. Baldwin still deciding. Valdosta City also in discussion. Lt. Governor Cagle gives a speech in which he says “We need…
…Savannah-Chatham. Announcement of New Schools for Georgia Charter Incubator’s first cohort on CharterConfidential.com, and in social media gets wide exposure and generates strong interest. AJC is first to write negatively…
… Join Robin Dyke and Amber Bryant From Bravo’s hit TV reality show, “Mother Funders” in a candid conversation about PTO communication, collaboration, and fundraising. Register online: https://georgiaptoleadershipsummit.eventbrite.com…
Approval of The Museum School of Avondale Estates by the Georgia Charter Schools Commission is featured in this Dec. 14 “Get Schooled” blog post on ajc.com (The Atlanta Journal)….
…Leadership Academy (Fulton), Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual), Heritage Preparatory Academy (Atlanta), Pataula Charter Academy (Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early and Randolph) and Provost Academy (Virtual). The state board also approved charters…
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