Weekly Charter News Roundup: September 1 – September 11, 2015
Governor and wife visit charters as the new year begins with great news!
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State Commission Approves Three New Charter Petitions
The State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia (SCSC) announced that it approved petitions for three new state charter schools to open in the 2016-17 school year. The schools are Brookhaven Innovation Academy, Liberty Tech Charter School and Southwest Georgia STEM Charter School.
Weekly Charter News Roundup: August 22-28, 2015
New schools opening, new schools approved — great top news this week!
One Year Later: Utopian Academy Opens Without a Hitch
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 […]
Charter News Roundup: July 28 – August 7, 2015
Back to school news is front and center as Georgia’s charter schools prepare to welcome students for the 2015-16 year. Opening of the new THINc Charter Career Academy is heralded […]
New Charter Schools Opening in Georgia 2015-16: Part II
By GCSA Charter schools are thriving in Georgia. Eleven new startup charter schools are opening their doors in Early August, 2015. In this post we profiled six new charters that […]
Introducing 6 New Locally Approved Charter Schools
By GCSA As the calendar runs down to the opening days of school, many are asking where Georgia’s newest startup charter schools will be opening? Here’s the list of locally authorized […]
Weekly Charter News Roundup: April 4-17, 2015
This is a two-week news roundup. Floyd County holds hearings on school flexibility options, chooses to continue as charter district Catoosa and Candler Counties also weighs flexibility options Peach-Byron Charter […]
Amid Cotton and Peanuts, a Charter School Comes to Americus, GA
By Dr. Elizabeth Kuipers, Most of Georgia’s charter movement has happened in metropolitan areas, yet Furlow Charter School will be in Southwest Georgia. Allow me to paint a picture. Imagine acres […]
And Now for Something Completely Different . . .
By Russ Moore, How likely are the following statements to be true about any public school you ever attended? This school: Was named after extensive focus groups with students, and […]
Charter School Incubator Will Foster High Quality Schools That Change Students’ Lives
By Allen Mueller In a recent AJC article about Governor Deal’s proposed Opportunity School District, Eric Wearne emphasizes the importance of establishing an incubator in Georgia, “whose purpose is to […]
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 […]
