Education Reform Archives | Georgia Charter Schools Association /tag/education-reform/ Free, Public, and Open to All. Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:12:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Pre-K and Charter Schools: How Georgia Creates Barriers to Collaboration /blog/pre-k-and-charter-schools-how-georgia-creates-barriers-to-collaboration/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:49:13 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=811 The post Pre-K and Charter Schools: How Georgia Creates Barriers to Collaboration appeared first on Georgia Charter Schools Association.

]]> Campbell Brown's Website, The Seventy Four: A New Take on Public Education Reform /blog/campbell-browns-website-the-seventy-four-a-new-take-on-public-education-reform/ Thu, 09 Jul 2015 01:03:01 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=750 By 91桃色视频 A new blog and news site from education activist and former TV news anchor聽Campbell Brown聽is making waves in education reform circles. It’s called The Seventy Four, referring to […]

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]]> Jarod Apperson: Pair Parental Choice With High Accountability /blog/jarod-apperson-pair-parental-choice-with-high-accountability/ Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:02:47 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=742 By Jarod Apperson Over the past 50 years, the expansion of educational choice has become a favorite rallying cry of politicians and other education advocates who view it as an […]

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]]> Georgia, and 39 Charter Support Organizations, Sign National Public Charter Schools Commitment to Quality /blog/georgia-and-39-charter-support-organizations-sign-national-public-charter-schools-commitment-to-quality/ Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:26:06 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=727 New Orleans, LA聽鈥撀營n a bold move to improve the quality and accountability of public education for students across the nation, 39 state and city-based public charter school support organizations, collectively […]

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]]> Why Don鈥檛 More Civil Rights Groups Support School Choice? /blog/why-dont-more-civil-rights-groups-support-school-choice/ Fri, 29 May 2015 17:43:21 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=694 By Travis Pillow 聽聽 Last week, at a gathering of school choice supporters in New Orleans, a pair of Georgia state lawmakers talked about the importance of educational choice, and […]

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]]> So Some Teachers Are Now in Jail. Will That Be All Our Students Will Get Out of the APS Test Cheating Trial? /blog/so-some-teachers-are-now-in-jail-will-that-be-all-our-students-will-get-out-of-the-aps-test-cheating-trial/ Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:43:56 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=574 By Matt Underwood One of the worst chapters in the history of public education in our city聽is nearing a close with the recent聽conviction and sentencing of 8 educators involved with […]

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]]> Governor Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Create Opportunity School Districts /blog/governor-calls-constitutional-amendment-create-opportunity-school-districts/ Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:10:25 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=450 Governor Nathan Deal today offered a formal bill聽in the Georgia General Assembly that would enable 聽the state of Georgia to take control of failing public schools. The bill聽calls for a […]

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]]> Weekly Charter News Roundup: January 31-February 6, 2015 /blog/weekly-charter-news-roundup-january-31-february-6-2015/ Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:14:06 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=440 This was a week filled with strong聽opinion pieces about school turnaround, school choice, and education reform. New charter options get attention as Hephzibah Charter school (Augusta area) breaks ground and […]

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]]> Election Results Leave Charters Well Positioned /blog/election-leaves-education-reform-well-positioned/ Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:03:33 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=225 By BJ VanGundy So the question I was asked to weigh in on here is 鈥淲hat do the results of the 2014 election mean to education in Georgia?鈥 I want […]

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]]> Increasing 鈥淗ope鈥 and 鈥淓ngagement鈥 is as Important as Increasing Test Scores /blog/increasing-hope-engagement-important-increasing-test-scores/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:58:58 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=166 By Matt Underwood Recently our Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School principals and I attended a half-day workshop with all of the other principals and district staff from the Atlanta Public Schools. […]

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