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Mon., April 9, 2012 6:00am
Supporters and foes of a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to approve charter schools are gearing up for public campaigns. It was one of the most hotly-debated issues of this year’s legislative session, and both sides will pull out all t
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Fri., February 24, 2012 9:28am
Georgia schools would be given letter grades based on how their students perform under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. The legislation is modeled after a similar system in Florida created by former Gov. Jeb Bush.
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Wed., February 8, 2012 3:57pm
House lawmakers have rejected a proposed change to the state constitution that would have given Georgia lawmakers the power to create special charter schools. The amendment failed 110-62 on Wednesday. It needed the support of two-thirds of legislators in the House of Representatives to pass.
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Thu., March 31, 2011 2:00pm
Georgia Supreme Court Justices are putting off a decision in one of their most high-profile cases. Court-watchers say the delay in the charter school commission case is highly unusual but doesn't hint as to how the court will decide. The case will settle the hot question of who has final authority to approve charter schools in Georgia.
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Tue., October 12, 2010 9:19am
Georgia's Supreme Court will hear challenges to the state's charter school law Tuesday. Seven public school districts are hoping to convince the Georgia Supreme Court that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Wendy Shoob was wrong to rule in May that the Georgia Charter Schools Commission is constitutional and is not breaking any laws.
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Thu., August 19, 2010 2:26pm
Georgia’s only virtual charter school is now open to ninth graders. The state Board of Education approved the addition of ninth grade to the Georgia Cyber Academy Thursday.
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Fri., May 7, 2010 2:23pm
A Fulton County judge has ruled that the Georgia Charter Schools Commission
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Mon., December 14, 2009 12:10pm
The decision by a state-appointed panel could widen the debate over funding
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Wed., October 7, 2009 11:26am
Commentator Stephanie Tames, who raised two children in both traditional pu
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