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Mon., February 13, 2012 3:31pm
State lawmakers could vote again as early as this week on a much-debated bill that would allow Georgians to vote on the state approving charter schools. Georgia voters have approved many constitutional amendments in recent years.
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Thu., February 9, 2012 1:59pm
State lawmakers will allow another vote on a change to Georgia's constitution that would allow the General Assembly to create more charter schools.
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Tue., February 7, 2012 7:56am
Democratic lawmakers are offering a rival amendment meant to address a state Supreme Court ruling that left a cloud of legal uncertainty over some Georgia charter schools. It would allow the General Assembly to create special charter schools, but would ban state officials from taking money from existing public schools and giving that funding to new charter schools.
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Thu., February 2, 2012 4:59pm
A state legislative committee approved a resolution Thursday that would allow Georgians to vote on whether the state can authorize charter schools.
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Thu., February 2, 2012 7:42am
State lawmakers are expected to hold the first hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment to address a Georgia Supreme Court ruling that disbanded the state's charter school commission last year.
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Wed., January 25, 2012 7:45am
Georgia lawmakers Tuesday filed a constitutional amendment to address a Georgia Supreme Court ruling that disbanded the state's charter school commission last year. The proposed amendment would give the state the power to create charter schools and would allow the state to move money from public school districts into charter schools.
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Thu., December 8, 2011 6:41am
Georgia is among a handful of states leading the nation in adding charter schools. A new report said the state added 15 schools and 7,000 students this year.
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Tue., June 28, 2011 7:47am
About a dozen Georgia charter schools affected by a recent court ruling can keep their doors open. The state Board of Education approved applications from 11 schools Tuesday during a specially called meeting. The schools faced closing after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled last month that the commission that created them was illegal.
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Wed., June 22, 2011 11:41am
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says part of a $400 million federal grant won by Georgia last year cannot go to help keep the doors open at a handful of charter schools affected by a court ruling. Duncan spoke Wednesday via satellite during the National Charter Schools Conference in Atlanta. He told the audience that the "Race to the Top" grant money is earmarked for other programs.
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Fri., June 17, 2011 2:41pm
Gov. Nathan Deal told elected school board members at their annual conference that he expects them to get along. Five boards statewide face a July deadline to regain full status from an accrediting agency. They're in trouble for governance issues. Deal says, they must work together or face serious consequences.
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