by Michelle Wirth

A new study by researchers at finds graduates of charter high schools are more likely to stay in college and earn more than graduates of traditional schools.
- 聽received some聽recognition for its sustainability efforts.
- plans to open in Norcross.
- The State Charter Schools Commission voted to renew the charter for (CCAT) in Statesboro.
- The State has started the process of聽closing聽
- (FAST) in Roswell has a waiting list of 140 students before its scheduled opening in August.
- The current principal at聽聽in DeKalb County is leaving to head an area charter聽school.
- DeKalb County School Superintendent highlights district schools with a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs, including Chesnut Charter Elementary School.
- , executive director of Ivy Preparatory Academies, will take part in a Capitol Hill briefing next week on education choices for minorities.
- Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent discusses her school turnaround plan, which calls for bringing in a number of charter operators to oversee several district schools, in AJC opinion columnist Maureen Downey鈥檚 blog.
