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BROWSE STATES

Georgia Charter Schools

94 Charter Schools
69,855 Students in Charter Schools
1996 Year Legislation Passed

Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

State Resources

Successful Charter Schools Reports01 Jun, 2011 This 2004 report from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement discusses elements of effective charter schools and provides profiles of eight… Read more
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Making Room for New Public Schools: How Innovative School Districts are Learning to Share Public Education Facilities with Charter Schools ReportsMaria C. Sazon, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools21 Apr, 2011 Through a combination of policy analysis and interviews with key stakeholders, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools produced this April 2011 report on charter schools… Read more
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Quality Authorizing for Online and Blended-Learning Charter Schools ReportsJohn Watson and Chris Rapp21 Apr, 2011 This April 2011 report from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) highlights key challenges facing authorizers of online and blended-learning charter… Read more
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Moving Mountains: Chartering to Improve Student Achievement U.S. Department of Education20 Apr, 2011 This 2008 article from The Education Innovator, a U.S. Department of Education newsletter, describes the conversion of a Georgia elementary school serving a large Marine Corps… Read more
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Georgia Charter Schools, Military
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Georgia Special Education Primer for Charter Schools and Charter Authorizers ToolkitsNational Association of State Directors of Special Education06 Dec, 2010 The Georgia "Special Education Primer for Charter Schools and Charter Authorizers" is composed of a section on legal status and laws, information for charter authorizers and… Read more
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Charter School Laws, Georgia Charter Schools, Special Education Students
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Case Study: State-Funded Planning Support for Charter School Start-up ReportsNational Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance24 Mar, 2010 The National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance case study profiles Georgia’s state-funded charter school planning grant program, which provides financial… Read more
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Charter School Laws, Georgia Charter Schools
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Exploring Success in the Charter Sector ReportsCenter on Reinventing Public Education22 Jul, 2008 This 2008 report presents findings from exploratory case studies of six charter schools identified due to their reported success educating children with disabilities. The case… Read more
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Human Capital Inventory and Alignment Worksheet ToolkitsThe Wallace Foundation Resource Allocation and Incentive Group01 Jun, 2008 This resource was developed with funding from the Wallace Foundation to help education leaders better chart their human capital resources so they can be best directed to improve… Read more
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Diagnostic Resource for Developing, Aligning and Sustaining Human and Resource Capital in Districts and Schools ToolkitsThe Wallace Foundation Resource Allocation and Incentive Group01 Jun, 2006 This resource was developed with funding from the Wallace Foundation to help education leaders better align, develop, and sustain their human capital resources to improve student… Read more
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The Walton Family Foundation Public Charter Startup Grants AnnouncementsThe Walton Family Foundation 01 Jan, 1970 The Walton Family Foundation K-12 Education Program invests in organizations and programs that empower parents to choose among high-performing schools and insert competition into… Read more
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Key Contacts

State Education Agency

Georgia Department of Education Charter Schools Division
Atlanta, GA

(404) 657-0515 | email | website

Charter Support Organization(s)

Georgia Charter Schools Association
Atlanta, GA

(470) 236-0671 | email | website

Opening/Expanding a Charter School (click here) and (here)

CSP Grants

Georgia does not have an active State Entity (SE) grant. For more information on SE grantees, click here.

Charter developers are eligible to apply for Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools ("Developer" grants) in states that do not have an active SE grant. For complete eligibility information for Developer grants, see the NIA and clarifying correction. For information on Developer grants, see the CSP Developer Grants webpage.  

 

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