by Georgia Charter Schools Association
This week’s top stories: Governor Deal’s technology grants to GA public schools explicitly include charter schools, Casey Cagle expresses support for charter career academies, and Richmond County’s first charter school offers a statewide attendance zone, prompting discussion about school choice.听
- Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, speaking at graduation ceremonies at Albany Technical College, expresses his 聽and says one is needed in Dougherty County.
- Macon Telegraph runs Op Ed by聽Center for Education Reform’s Kara Kerwin, speaking to the聽.听
- AJC notes the . Amana Academy school leader Ehab Jaleel is quoted.
- covered in a long and positive feature story.
- . Charter schools explicitly mentioned as recipients of these funds.
- , notes that charter system status is not the most popular choice.
- . Story runs in Augusta, Jacksonville.
- about parents “voting with their feet” to choose Richmond County’s first charter school, a Commission charter with a statewide attendance zone.
- , documents strong upward 9 year history of charter enrollment.
- On CharterConfidential, . He’s bound for Harvard.