by Georgia Charter Schools Association
GA House passes Governor Deal’s Opportunity School District plan, unleashing a tidal wave of reporting and opinion. Also this week, Dick Yarbrough, now a member of Governor’s Education Reform Commission, praises the its work in an Op Ed that gets wide pickup across the state.听听
- 听Long and thoughtful , which already authorizes several charter schools.听
- Clarke County announces Foothills, a in the Athens area.听 Foothills is also featured on . in Online Athens, a paper not traditionally supportive of charter schools.
- Op Eds on the proposed Opportunity School District: , who calls it a return to “separate but equal” schools. , who counters that income inequality begins with unequal education options. . .
- In another surprising Op Ed, popular Georgia columnist Dick Yarbrough, now appointed to serve on the Governor’s Education Reform Commission, . This Op Ed gets wide distribution across Georgia.听
- Atlanta’s alternative newsweekly, on APS’ decision to choose the Charter District flexibility option.
- 91桃色视频’s that has survived Crossover Day.
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- Macon Telegraph gives good press to .
- AJC’s Maureen Downey, in her Get Schooled blog, runs several reactions to the passage of the OSD: . 听
- AJC Political columnist of the OSD.
- and gets distribution across the nation.听
- CharterConfidential runs a story on .