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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 schools from mission development, through petition submission, to opening day.

Teachers and administrators at Utopian Academy for the Arts, a public charter school in Riverdale, GA, are looking forward to a smooth start to the school year today when nearly 300 […]

Atlanta, GA — Alisha Thomas Morgan, the former state legislator who co-sponsored a Constitutional Amendment expanding school choice in Georgia, will continue her advocacy in public education as the new […]

By GCSA Do you have a mission, vision, commitment, and passion for improving public education? If this describes you, consider applying to New Schools for Georgia’s Charter School Incubator program by […]

By J. Renee Gordon, Imagine going out to buy a house and having no idea of what you are looking for.  Not the number of bedrooms or baths, if it […]

The Georgia Charter Schools Association’s 2nd Annual Leadership Conference named Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (ANCS), an APS public charter school located in Atlanta’s Grant Park/Ormewood neighborhood, the 2015 GCSA Charter […]

By Nina Rubin Still not sure what a public charter school is, how charters are funded, authorized, or governed? You’re not alone. Even parents whose children are enrolled in public charter […]

By Duke Bradley, As Executive Director of Atlanta’s Wesley International Academy, I am often asked about our school’s approach to teacher pay. Although a casual redirection to our salary scale […]

By Lauren Holcomb Anyone who has been involved in opening a charter school knows that it is an extremely challenging process. An incredible amount of time and effort go into […]

[This appeared yesterday in the AJC’s “Get Schooled” education blog] By Kylie Holley Charters don’t “work” in rural America? They don’t “respond to markets,” they “lack connectiveness,” and offer “no […]

By Nina Rubin So much has been written about the importance of strong, visionary school leaders, but probably not enough about the human problem of charter school burnout. One of those visionary school leaders […]