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Visit to Tech High by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is featured in this story Dec. 14 in The Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Visit to Tech High by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is featured in this Dec. 14 report on WABE-FM  (90.1).

Approval of seven charter schools by the State Charter Commission is featured in this Dec. 14 report on Georgia Public Radio.

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).

Approval of Coweta Charter Academy at Senoia is featured in this story in the Dec. 15 issue of The Newnan Times-Herald.

Pataula Charter School petitioning group is featured in this story in this Dec. 16 issue of  The Albany Herald.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan repeated his support of charter schools as part of the answer to addressing the shortfalls of our nation’s public education system, during his visit to Tech High – Atlanta’s only charter high school – on Monday.

The Georgia Charter Schools Commission announced Monday the approval of seven petitions for charter schools that will begin operating in the fall of 2010: Atlanta Heights Charter School in Atlanta; Coweta Charter Academy at Senoia in Coweta County; Fulton Leadership Academy in south Fulton County; Heron Bay Academy in Henry County; The Museum School of Avondale Estates and Peachtree Hope Charter School in DeKalb County; and Pataula Charter Academy in southwest Georgia.

The Georgia Charter Schools Commission announced Thursday that it has recommended five charter petitions for approval when the Commission holds its regularly scheduled meeting, Monday, Dec. 14. Read more to see the full list of petition recommendations and read a Q&A with Andrew Broy, Georgia Department of Education Associate Superintendent for Policy, External Affairs and Charter Schools.

For the second consecutive year, Fulton Science Academy eighth graders have posted the highest scores among Fulton County middle schools in all subject areas on the ITBS.