Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Gov. Nathan Deal says the Atlanta charter school is great example for other schools to emulate.
EAST LAKE — Dignitaries gathered on the back nine of the Charlie Yates Golf Course Tuesday for the ceremonial turning of the the dirt on construction of Charles R. Drew Senior Academy. The groundbreaking brings to fruition a long-held dream for a K-12 educational institution under the Drew Charter School banner. Gov. Nathan Deal, a longtime supporter of the school, noted that Drew's 6th through 8th grade classes rank No. 1 in math and language arts tests among their peers in the Atlanta Public Schools. Drew also is No. 1 statewide out of 301 primary schools and 134 middle schools that have a majority student population of low-income black kids, Deal said. When it opened in 2000 to serve mainly minority students from the Villages of East …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
On Nov. 6, voters will decide if the state of Georgia can create charter schools, or will those decisions remain at the local levels.
In less than two weeks, voters will decide if Georgia can create a state commission authorizing charter schools. The issue has stirred controversy all across metro Atlanta. Some Democratic leaders are calling the ballot biased and misleading. Others, however, are reaching across political aisles to support the amendment. On Saturday, Oct. 27, two state lawmakers - one Republican, the other a Democrat - are headlining a rally in support of the amendment. State Sen. Jason Carter, who represents some of Decatur under the Gold Dome, is outspoken in his opposition to the measure. Some parents who support charter schools are running into opposition in their respective PTAs. One DeKalb County mom said national PTA leaders support charter schools…
Monday, October 22, 2012
The state senator representing Decatur says politicians are manipulating the system to change the state constitution.
State Sen. Jason Carter says he opposes the charter school amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot--but not because he's against charter schools. Carter, the state senator representing Decatur, complains in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Get Schooled" blog that politicians are using ballot questions to subvert the process of changing the state constitution. He says, This manipulation demonstrates that our constitutional amendment process is broken because it allows politicians to put whatever they want on the ballot—with no oversight to prevent abuse. And this has become a habit, no matter who is in power.... I personally support charter schools, and I encourage local boards to expand them. But no matter what we think about the state …
Monty Brewster
8:50 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The status quo is over spending. Where are all these funds coming from to pay for new charters? more ›