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News Articles: charter schools

The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court blocks creation of religious charter school in Oklahoma

The court was deadlocked 4-4, which meant a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state remained in place.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg

Tagged as: 

  • Education

State shifts control over charter school approvals

Educators who want to open a charter school will have an expedited process under new rules adopted by the state school board Thursday.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Ty Tagami and
  • Capitol Beat News Service
The U.S. Supreme Court

Tagged as: 

  • Law

Can charter schools be religious? If so, what does that mean for public education?

The case could transform public education in the United States.

April 30, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
The State Charter Schools Commission at a regular meeting in Atlanta.

Tagged as: 

  • News

More charter schools are planned in Georgia. What will it mean for students outside Atlanta?

The number of Georgia charter schools has more than doubled since 2016 and more are planned in areas outside Atlanta including Macon.

November 10, 2023
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By:
  • Laura Corley
The lobby of the Academy for Classical Education in Macon.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

How racial disparities in discipline can undercut 'school choice'

Charter schools are a pillar of the school choice movement. But when discipline is racially inequitable in a charter school, it calls the meaning of school choice into question.

June 05, 2023
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Many of the at-risk students who attend Graduation Achievement Charter High School will lose one more option when the school closes down in June.

Georgia's First Online Charter High School Shuts Down

Graduation Achievement Charter High School was founded in 2012 to help at-risk students earn their diplomas. But after six years of poor performance,...

June 07, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Former President George W. Bush visits charter school students in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the majority of public schools have become charter schools.

Report Card: How Are Charter Schools Doing?

It’s been nearly 30 years since charter schools were proposed as an alternative to public schools. Minnesota passed the country’s first charter school...

June 07, 2018
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By:
  • Fenly Foxen and
  • Virginia Prescott

On Second Thought For Friday, April 6, 2018

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a leader in South Africa's anti-apartheid movement and ex-wife of the late Nelson Mandela, died Monday . She was 81. On...

April 09, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 5 more

On Second Thought For Monday, November 20, 2017

In recent years, Atlanta has been on a mission to turn around failing public schools, while many parents turn to charter schools. David Osborne is...

November 20, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

On Second Thought For Friday, September 8, 2017

Hurricane Irma is howling towards the Southeast. A state of emergency has been declared for 94 Georgia counties. The hurricane is one of the strongest...

September 08, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
Kristin Garnett works one on one with a student in her third grade class at Heritage Elementary School in Macon in 2016.

Modest Improvement In Georgia's High Stakes Test

On average, scores released in the 2017 Georgia Milestones end of year test show incremental but positive improvement for schools across the state. Look...

July 20, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship and
  • Sam Whitehead
Students line up to leave lunch at the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School in the Grant Park neighborhood recently.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Is This A Fix For White Flight Charter Schools?

All the open seats at the Academy for Classical Education were gone by the time Sammy Smith’s daughters’ names were pulled in the school’s admissions...

April 24, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The fate of several education bills remain uncertain as Crossover Day looms.

Major Education Issues Uncertain As Crossover Day Looms

There are just four legislative days left until Crossover Day 2017. Any bill that hasn’t made it through at least one chamber of the Georgia General...

February 27, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

Latin Academy Charter School Scandal Raises Questions About Oversight

Last month, the founder of the Atlanta Latin Academy Charter School was arrested after he was outed for embezzling school funds. Christopher Clemons...

June 14, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt
Macon Charter Academy (photo courtesy of the Telegraph)

Will A Macon Charter School Open Next Year After All?

Will there be classes at a troubled Macon charter school after all? Last week the Macon Charter Academy announced it would file for Chapter 11...

May 13, 2016
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By:
  • Michael Caputo

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