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Campbell Brown's Website, The Seventy Four: A New Take on Public Education Reform
By GCSA A new blog and news site from education activist and former TV news anchor Campbell Brown is making waves in education reform circles. It’s called The Seventy Four, referring to […]
Jarod Apperson: Pair Parental Choice With High Accountability
By Jarod Apperson Over the past 50 years, the expansion of educational choice has become a favorite rallying cry of politicians and other education advocates who view it as an […]
Georgia, and 39 Charter Support Organizations, Sign National Public Charter Schools Commitment to Quality
New Orleans, LA – In a bold move to improve the quality and accountability of public education for students across the nation, 39 state and city-based public charter school support organizations, collectively […]
Why Don’t More Civil Rights Groups Support School Choice?
By Travis Pillow Last week, at a gathering of school choice supporters in New Orleans, a pair of Georgia state lawmakers talked about the importance of educational choice, and […]
So Some Teachers Are Now in Jail. Will That Be All Our Students Will Get Out of the APS Test Cheating Trial?
By Matt Underwood One of the worst chapters in the history of public education in our city is nearing a close with the recent conviction and sentencing of 8 educators involved with […]
Governor Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Create Opportunity School Districts
Governor Nathan Deal today offered a formal bill in the Georgia General Assembly that would enable the state of Georgia to take control of failing public schools. The bill calls for a […]
Weekly Charter News Roundup: January 31-February 6, 2015
This was a week filled with strong opinion pieces about school turnaround, school choice, and education reform. New charter options get attention as Hephzibah Charter school (Augusta area) breaks ground and […]
Election Results Leave Charters Well Positioned
By BJ VanGundy So the question I was asked to weigh in on here is “What do the results of the 2014 election mean to education in Georgia?” I want […]
Increasing “Hope” and “Engagement” is as Important as Increasing Test Scores
By Matt Underwood Recently our Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School principals and I attended a half-day workshop with all of the other principals and district staff from the Atlanta Public Schools. […]
Druid Hills Charter Cluster Organizers Withdraw Petition
[Editor’s Note: The letter shared below was sent yesterday to members of the DeKalb County Board of Education under the signature of Matthew Lewis, chairman of the board of the Druid Hills Charter […]
Choice is a Funny Thing
By Scarlet Hawk Choice is a funny thing. You want to always have one in any situation, yet there is a comfort to having no responsibility for making a decision. […]
