"Say it isn't so." The State Charter School Commission ruled on the 16 applications it received from charter school organizations, and only approved one. Sorry, but it is so. During the last Georgia legislative session, the Republican House and Senate amended the...
Guest Post by Dr. Cindy Lutenbacher, Professor at Morehouse College This letter first appeared on Maureen Downey's AJC blog, Get Schooled. The letter is published with the permission of Dr. Lutenbacher. My name is Dr. Cindy Lutenbacher, and I am a single, white,...
Latest Story The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Mr. Ed Johnson is one of the candidates running for Atlanta Board of...
Latest Story The Druid Hills Charter Cluster (DHCC) proposal has come under scrutiny by the DeKalb County Board of Education, who in the end, will approve or reject the proposal to turn seven schools into charters that will work independently from the county's...
Dear Governor Deal and Superintendent Barge, As sitting elected officials of Georgia, the next year will challenge each of you to think courageously about your views of K-12 education and the basis for your positions. Since you will be running against each other in...
Georgia's Race to the Top has clear, yet questionable relationships with Charter Management Companies, Teach for America and The New Teacher Project. Charter management companies are private nationally based firms that receive public funds intended for public schools....
