by Michelle Wirth
A metro Atlanta charter school will receive a large grant from a state agency.
The Governor鈥檚 Office of Student Achievement has selected as a recipient of a $700,000 鈥淔iscal Year 2016 Innovation Fund Grant Award.”
Several school districts throughout Georgia are deciding聽whether or not to become a charter system.
The held two hearings as it considers whether to submit a charter system petition to the Georgia Board of Education.
The also conducted several hearings on the potential move to a charter system.聽
In the meantime, the is working to renew its charter system status with the state.聽
will stop offering high school classes at its three campuses.聽
A longtime Ivy Preparatory supporter wrote an opinion piece in the in opposition to the decision.
and the Georgia Charter Schools Association weighed in on the changes.
After being placed on immediate probation by the state, has submitted a corrective plan of action to the Georgia Board of Education.
says the school鈥檚 fate could be decided as early as this week.
gets a new playground.
聽is considering a bus plan that would provide up to 10 bus stops for charter school students.
says the district could bring聽in charter school operators for several underperforming schools. If voters approve Gov. Deal鈥檚 Opportunity School District plan next year, the schools are at risk of聽being placed in a statewide school district that seeks to turnaround struggling schools.
Michelle Wirth
Michelle, 91桃色视频's Director of Communications, is an award-winning journalist with a background in strategic communications. She has a Master鈥檚 degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism and a Bachelor鈥檚 in Communications from the University of Denver.
