New Schools Archives | Georgia Charter Schools Association /tag/new-schools/ Free, Public, and Open to All. Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:57:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 State Commission Approves Three New Charter Petitions /blog/state-commission-approves-three-new-charter-petitions-2/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 16:00:38 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=987 The State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia (SCSC) announced that it approved petitions for three new state charter schools to open in the 2016-17 school year. The schools are Brookhaven Innovation Academy, Liberty Tech Charter School and Southwest Georgia STEM Charter School.

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]]> Weekly Charter News Roundup: August 22-28, 2015 /blog/weekly-charter-news-roundup-august-22-28-2015/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:02:43 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=979 New schools opening, new schools approved -- great top news this week!

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]]> One Year Later: Utopian Academy Opens Without a Hitch /blog/one-year-later-utopian-academy-opens-without-a-hitch/ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:26:48 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=890 Teachers and administrators at Utopian Academy for the Arts, a public charter school in Riverdale, GA, are looking forward to a smooth start to the school year today when nearly 300 […]

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]]> Charter News Roundup: July 28 – August 7, 2015 /blog/charter-news-roundup-july-28-august-7-2015/ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:28:57 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=873 Back to school news is front and center as Georgia’s charter schools prepare to welcome students for the 2015-16 year. Opening of the new THINc Charter Career Academy is heralded […]

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]]> New Charter Schools Opening in Georgia 2015-16: Part II /blog/new-charter-schools-opening-in-georgia-2015-16-part-ii/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:25:34 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=804 By 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Charter schools are thriving in Georgia. Eleven new startup charter schools are opening their doors in Early August, 2015. In this post we profiled six new charters that […]

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]]> Introducing 6 New Locally Approved Charter Schools /blog/new-charter-schools-opening-2015-16-part/ Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:25:13 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=770 By 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ As the calendar runs down to the opening days of school, many are asking where Georgia’s newest startup charter schools will be opening?  Here’s the list of locally authorized […]

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]]> Weekly Charter News Roundup: April 4-17, 2015 /blog/charter-news-roundup-april-4-17-2015/ Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:15:12 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=571 This is a two-week news roundup. Floyd County holds hearings on school flexibility options, chooses to continue as charter district Catoosa and Candler Counties also weighs flexibility options Peach-Byron Charter […]

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]]> Amid Cotton and Peanuts, a Charter School Comes to Americus, GA /blog/amid-cotton-and-peanuts-a-charter-school-comes-to-americus-ga/ Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:04:47 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=526 By Dr. Elizabeth Kuipers, Most of Georgia’s charter movement has happened in metropolitan areas, yet Furlow Charter School will be in Southwest Georgia. Allow me to paint a picture. Imagine acres […]

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]]> And Now for Something Completely Different . . . /blog/now-something-completely-different/ Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:10:48 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=446 By Russ Moore, How likely are the following statements to be true about any public school you ever attended? This school: Was named after extensive focus groups with students, and […]

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]]> Charter School Incubator Will Foster High Quality Schools That Change Students’ Lives /blog/charter-school-incubator-will-foster-high-quality-schools-change-students-lives/ Tue, 10 Feb 2015 02:04:41 +0000 http://www.charterconfidential.com/?p=442 By Allen Mueller In a recent AJC article about Governor Deal’s proposed Opportunity School District, Eric Wearne emphasizes the importance of establishing an incubator in Georgia, “whose purpose is to […]

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