by Georgia Charter Schools Association
Governor Deal’s Ludacris charter school moment continued to make headlines and generate buzz around the country this week ; http://bit.ly/1rFnYzK; Academy for Classical Education opens in Macon with fanfare ; ; AJC’s Maureen Downey features a guest opinion that charter schools are an “ill fit” for rural communities, 聽— Pataula Charter Academy Principal Kylie Holley roars back from rural Edison, GA to counter, . DeKalb Schools Supt. Michael Thurmond says APS is not interested in annexing Druid Hills schools 聽. Two GA charter schools, Lake Oconee Academy and Elite Scholars Academy make US DOE’s National Blue Ribbon School list ; Gainesville Times runs interesting story on a decision to move 54 Central American refugee students into Lanier Charter Career Academy . DeKalb indicates it will likely choose a charter system accountability model . EdWeek and Peach Pundit聽 note that education has taken a central role in GA gubernatorial race.