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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Oct. 26 ATLANTA 鈥� Seven DeKalb County public charter schools won a crucial victory against聽DeKalb County School Board members in Fulton County Superior Court. On Thursday, […]

New survey data reveals Georgia parents鈥� views on education and willingness to be 鈥渆ducation voters鈥� FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 25, 2022聽 In a new report,聽Never Going Back: An Analysis of […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 24, 2022 ATLANTA聽鈥斅燭he Georgia Charter Schools Association provided the following statement regarding the passing of former First Lady Sandra Deal.聽 We are deeply saddened to learn […]

More Georgia families will soon have the opportunity to send their children to a public school that best meets their individual needs. The Georgia Strategic Charter School Growth Initiative will support the expansion, replication, or creation of high-quality public charter schools in communities throughout the state. The initiative will provide technical assistance and grants to support the creation or expansion of ten charter schools by September 2023. In addition, the initiative will offer information sessions and a new dedicated website to allow Georgians to learn more about public charter schools and their public charter school options.聽

The Georgia Charter Schools Association is excited to welcome Beverly James as our Director of Advocacy Communications. In this new Atlanta-focused role, Beverly will work directly with charter schools in the Atlanta Public Schools district and state charter schools with students living in the APS attendance zone. Also, she will manage existing, and build new relationships with Atlanta elected officials, stakeholders and partners. Beverly is incredibly excited to use her depth of experience and passion for public education to advocate for children in the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 5 ATLANTA 鈥� The Georgia General Assembly delivered a victory for Georgia鈥檚 public charter schools on Monday. House Bill 1215 passed the Georgia Senate 45-9聽and […]

The Georgia Charter Schools Association is pleased to announce Gregg Stevens as our Vice President of New School Development.

Mr.聽Stevens聽is an attorney with extensive experience assisting charter schools and charter support organizations through complex regulatory and legal problems to better enable schools and educators to focus on student success and academic achievement.聽 Mr.聽Stevens聽comes to 91吃瓜 from private practice and previously served as Deputy Director and General Counsel for the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia and Deputy General Counsel for the Georgia Department of Education.聽

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Dec. 8 On Tuesday, Dec. 7, Georgia Charter Schools Association recognized top charter school policymakers, school leaders and current and former board members during 聽91吃瓜鈥檚 annual […]

Pictured L to R: Frank Morris, 91吃瓜 Governmental Affairs; Senator John Albers, R-Roswell; and Jalen Johnson, 91吃瓜’s Director of Grassroots Advocacy 聽 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Dec. 7 ATLANTA鈥擳he Georgia […]

ATLANTA鈥擥eorgia鈥檚 public charter schools are improving the state鈥檚 overall public school system by ensuring more Georgia students graduate from high school. According to data released from the Georgia Department of Education, the collective 2021 graduation rate for Georgia鈥檚 charter schools is聽89.1%. That鈥檚聽more than five聽percentage points higher than the state graduation rate (83.7%). That聽percentage聽increases when聽brick-and-mortar (non-virtual)聽public charter schools聽are compared to the state average.聽Georgia鈥檚 non-virtual public charter schools outperformed the state graduation rate by almost nine percentage points鈥�92.5% compared to聽83.7%.