by Georgia Charter Schools Association
[This report covers three weeks of news stories.] In the quiet of summer, July ends with a somewhat negative bang as the AJC takes aim at charter schools, Richmond County charters appear on the state’s low performing list, and Macon Charter Academy experiences a facilities setback that could derail its opening days.
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- Charter advocate and education economist Jarod Apperson issues a call for strong accountability in all charters. It runs in the AJC’s 听column, and also on
- Dougherty’s decision to become a charter system is covered in the
- Continued coverage of Fulton County schools being听named Charter System of the year:听,听
- featured in EdExcellence
- , who died earlier this month.
- in Glynn County and other parts of GA, discussed in Brunswick News
- Good press for new听 in Milledgville’s Union Recorder
- of Macon Charter Academy, ,听.
- ATL blog听Curbed.com extolls the architectural听
- that chronicles the story of troubled Intown Charter Academy (now closed) and alleges that low performing charter schools are not fulfilling their promise of higher student achievement
- Maureen Downey in her Get Schooled blog, suggests that low achieving charters could become part of the state’s Opportunity School District if passed by voters.
- (Teachers Rally to Advocate for Georgia Insurance Choices), Maureen Downey zeroes in on teacher hostility to the Governor’s plan to revise the QBE funding formula and the makeup of his education reform commission. TRAGIC alleges that Deal’s motives are weighted in favor of charter schools, and that teachers’ concerns have not been properly considered.
- opening in August.
Georgia Charter Schools Association
The Georgia Charter Schools Association (91桃色视频) is the membership organization for Georgia鈥檚 charter school operators and petitioners, established in 2001. Our mission is to be an effective advocate and service provider for all charter public schools in Georgia.
