Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 17, 2022   ATLANTA — The Georgia Charter Schools Association issued the following statement regarding the passing of Georgia House Speaker David Ralston.   Our thoughts […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 2, 2022 ATLANTA — Fourth and eighth graders enrolled in a Georgia or Atlanta public charter school outperformed their traditional peers on the 2022 National Assessment […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Oct. 26 ATLANTA — Seven DeKalb County public charter schools won a crucial victory against DeKalb County School Board members in Fulton County Superior Court. On Thursday, […]

New survey data reveals Georgia parents’ views on education and willingness to be “education voters” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 25, 2022  In a new report, Never Going Back: An Analysis of […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 24, 2022 ATLANTA — The Georgia Charter Schools Association provided the following statement regarding the passing of former First Lady Sandra Deal.  We are deeply saddened to learn […]

More Georgia families will soon have the opportunity to send their children to a public school that best meets their individual needs. The Georgia Strategic Charter School Growth Initiative will support the expansion, replication, or creation of high-quality public charter schools in communities throughout the state. The initiative will provide technical assistance and grants to support the creation or expansion of ten charter schools by September 2023. In addition, the initiative will offer information sessions and a new dedicated website to allow Georgians to learn more about public charter schools and their public charter school options. 

The Georgia Charter Schools Association is excited to welcome Beverly James as our Director of Advocacy Communications. In this new Atlanta-focused role, Beverly will work directly with charter schools in the Atlanta Public Schools district and state charter schools with students living in the APS attendance zone. Also, she will manage existing, and build new relationships with Atlanta elected officials, stakeholders and partners. Beverly is incredibly excited to use her depth of experience and passion for public education to advocate for children in the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 5 ATLANTA – The Georgia General Assembly delivered a victory for Georgia’s public charter schools on Monday. House Bill 1215 passed the Georgia Senate 45-9 and […]

The Georgia Charter Schools Association is pleased to announce Gregg Stevens as our Vice President of New School Development.

Mr. Stevens is an attorney with extensive experience assisting charter schools and charter support organizations through complex regulatory and legal problems to better enable schools and educators to focus on student success and academic achievement.  Mr. Stevens comes to GCSA from private practice and previously served as Deputy Director and General Counsel for the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia and Deputy General Counsel for the Georgia Department of Education. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Dec. 8 On Tuesday, Dec. 7, Georgia Charter Schools Association recognized top charter school policymakers, school leaders and current and former board members during  GCSA’s annual […]

Pictured L to R: Frank Morris, GCSA Governmental Affairs; Senator John Albers, R-Roswell; and Jalen Johnson, GCSA’s Director of Grassroots Advocacy   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Dec. 7 ATLANTA—The Georgia […]

ATLANTA—Georgia’s public charter schools are improving the state’s overall public school system by ensuring more Georgia students graduate from high school. According to data released from the Georgia Department of Education, the collective 2021 graduation rate for Georgia’s charter schools is 89.1%. That’s more than five percentage points higher than the state graduation rate (83.7%). That percentage increases when brick-and-mortar (non-virtual) public charter schools are compared to the state average. Georgia’s non-virtual public charter schools outperformed the state graduation rate by almost nine percentage points—92.5% compared to 83.7%.