Hundreds of students gathered for Charter Schools Day at the Capitol, meeting lawmakers, speaking to Brian Kemp, and rallying for SB 82 to expand public school options. Thank you to all who advocated for Georgia’s charter schools!

Join Liberation Academy and eight incredible charter schools for a Multi-School Job Fair! 📅 Thursday, March 20th ⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 Liberation Academy, 1743 Hardin Ave, College Park, GA 🚀 Register today: bit.ly/41HWy3e

It was a great crossover day! SB 82 passed the Senate with broad bipartisan support! Now Georgia House of Representatives reps will have their chance to help the 21,000 kids sitting on charter school waitlists by ensuring more charter schools are approved by local districts!

Big win for GA kids! SB 82 gained final passage with bipartisan support—paving the way for more local charter school approvals and expanding access for 21K+ students on waitlists. Thanks Senator Clint Dixon, Rep. Scott Hilton 🇺🇸, Jan Jones, JonBurnsGA, Burt Jones, & Brian Kemp!

It's Charter Schools Week! All week we’re highlighting the strength of GA’s charter sector. Today's focus: the dedicated school leaders and parents who help GCSA advocate for charter schools and students. Thanks to all member schools for making your voices heard at the Capitol!

It’s #CharterSchoolsWeek! Today, we’re celebrating GCSA’s Charter Incubator—developing strong leaders and helping launch charter schools across Georgia. Through expert training, mentorship, and guidance, the Incubator is expanding access to high-quality public education.

Many thanks to SBOE member Melanie Stockwell for holding her district hearing at Resurgence Hall charter school! Such a great opportunity for the charter community to engage with the State Board of Education! GA Charter Schools

For our schools and stakeholders following the SCOTUS case on “religious charter schools”, the Court just upheld the Oklahoma ruling affirming that charter schools are public schools and cannot be religious. GA Charter Schools

How’s your school planning to implement Georgia's upcoming cellphone ban? We’d love to hear what’s working (or what you’re planning)! Vote below.

Save the date for the GCSA's inaugural 2025 Maximizing Student Success Conference, Sept. 11–12! Join fellow charter school leaders, educators and operations teams for two days of practical strategies, fresh ideas, and powerful tools to help boost student outcomes across Georgia.

Exciting news! The Richmond County BOE just approved its first charter school—GA Discovery Charter Academy! GCSA proudly supported founder Kenisha Skaggs through our Incubator program. Thanks to Richmond Co Schools for expanding quality public school options for Augusta students.

Congratulations to The GLOBE Academy on the ribbon cutting for the school's new lower campus building! We can’t wait to see students grow into this beautiful space and become the global leaders of tomorrow.

GaDOE distributes funding for afterschool and summer learning programs to local communities – Georgia Department of Education gadoe.org/press-releases…

The The GLOBE Academy celebrated the opening of its new lower campus yesterday! The campus will welcome K–4 students, with fifth grade joining in 2026. This marks a major victory over facility challenges—and a huge step forward! Read more in Decaturish.com: bit.ly/45rhuNB

Big news for GA families! The State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia has approved two new schools—NW GA Charter Academy in Floyd County & The Meliora School in Gwinnett County—for 2026–27. Both were developed through GCSA’s Incubator to expand access to high-quality public education: bit.ly/40HznVM

GCSA is thrilled to welcome back more than 64,000 charter school students across Georgia this school year! Here's to a year full of growth, learning, and success.

Back-to-school season is here and we're spotlighting one of Georgia’s unique charter schools! ICAGeorgia has a Dual Language immersion program where students spend half the day in Japanese-language classes and the other half in English-speaking classes. bit.ly/4liOIDE

Give it up for Tori Jackson Hines, featured in CharterFolk! As founder & CEO of Resurgence Hall and a GCSA board member, she leads with an uncompromising focus on kids. Under her leadership, Resurgence Hall has become a leader in GA public education. bit.ly/4oCL8Y4

Thank you Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools for authorizing reachpublicschools — the 3rd local charter school approval in Georgia this year! Before SB 82, there was only 1 in the past 7 years. SB 82 is making a difference!

Always inspiring to lead a board training at ANCS! With five new board members and a new strategic plan, this high-achieving school is focused on supporting each student’s individual growth and success.