Top Ten Charter School Stories of 2014 — Georgia Edition
by Georgia Charter Schools Association
Top Ten Charter School Stories of 2014
2014 was a year of deeper public appreciation and understanding of charter schools in our state. Two years after the passage of the Charter Schools Amendment The Georgia Charter Schools AssociationÌýrecorded more positive stories than ever about our schools and the benefits of chartering. Here’s the 91³Ô¹Ï staff’s list of the most important Georgia charter school new stories of 2014.
AJC: Governor Deal proposes a statewide “recovery district” to turn around the lowest performing schools, inÌýmove that could significantly increase the number of charters.Ìý
Cherokee Tribune: Dick Yarbrough, oneÌýtime opponent of the Charter School Amendment now praises the work of the State Charter Schools Commission.Ìý Ìý
91³Ô¹Ï: The Georgia Charter Schools Commission approves seven schools, four in August and three in September. Ìý&Ìý
Valdosta Daily Times:ÌýScintilla Charter Academy,ÌýLowndes County’s first charter school wins approvalÌý
Douglas County Sentinel:Ìý2014 Winner of The Coca-Cola Foundation’s $50,000 grant is named.Ìý
AJC:ÌýClosing the books onÌý2014, the SCSC returns a surplus of more than $2 million in funds to state charter schools
Augusta Chronicle: In less than a decade, GA goes from the bottomÌýin offering school choice options to one of the top five states for educational opportunity.Ìý
91³Ô¹Ï: 91³Ô¹Ï announces that former APS Director of Innovation will leads its charter school expansion initiativeÌý
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Tom Cousins, developer of the East Lake Community and Drew Charter School explainsÌý
AJC: Students at Clayton County’s new Utopian Academy for the Arts are blocked from attending school for claimed lack of a “license”Ìý
Georgia Charter Schools Association
The Georgia Charter Schools Association (91³Ô¹Ï) is the membership organization for Georgia’s charter school operators and petitioners, established in 2001. Our mission is to be an effective advocate and service provider for all charter public schools in Georgia.