From the President / CEO
Tony Roberts
Chief Executive Officer
Informative blog postings about education topics by Tony Roberts, GCSA, Chief Executive Officer. Tony has significant experience in the areas of associational and nonprofit management, resource development, advocacy, and government relations. He has been a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) since 1986 and a member of the American Society of Association Executives.
Governor signs state charter schools bill
posted on May 3rd, 2012 by Nina Rubin | Read more | No Comments »
Gov. Nathan Deal today signed into law legislation that will provide additional educational opportunities for Georgia students through state charter schools. The bill, HB 797, was signed at Cherokee Charter Academy in Canton.
HR1162 Does Not Harm Teachers
posted on April 17th, 2012 by Nina Rubin | Read more | No Comments »
By Dr. Tony Roberts, CEO Georgia Charter Schools Association
Dr. Michael Moore, Professor of Reading at Georgia Southern University, may need to reread HR1162 and reconsider his judgment that it is bad for teachers. First and foremost, this bill is not even about teachers. It is clearly about giving parents and students more opportunities to choose [...]
GCSA’s Tony Roberts Responds to Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Op Ed
posted on March 27th, 2012 by Nina Rubin | Read more | No Comments »
Atlanta, GA — Friday, February 24, 2012
By Tony Roberts President, Georgia Charter Schools Association
In your report “Georgia House passes charter school measure” on February 23, several erroneous statements were made by Muscogee Schools board chair Cathy Williams.
I am hopeful that these were unintentional and reflective of the fact that Muscogee School District, while having three conversion charter [...]
Let the voters decide in November
posted on March 13th, 2012 by Nina Rubin | Read more | No Comments »
By Tony Roberts, Monday, February 27, 2012 — Atlanta, GA
Senator Vincent Fort, State Representative for Atlanta and East Point, has written an op-ed opposing HR1162 entitled: “Democratic Senator Opposes Charter Schools Measure.”
Sen. Fort says HR1162, which calls for a constitutional amendment, is not about charter schools and is not needed. He is half-right: it is not [...]
Tony’s Blog: No such thing as “for profit” charter schools in Georgia
posted on March 13th, 2012 by Nina Rubin | Read more | No Comments »
For years I have enjoyed Dick Yarbrough’s writing, but his latest column “Why isn’t anyone talking about for-profit charter schools?” deserves a response.
To answer his question in brief, no one is talking about for-profit charter schools because there is no such thing in Georgia.
As required by Georgia law, all charter schools in Georgia are non-profit, [...]
Obstacles to a Constitutional Amendment
posted on February 10th, 2012 by Nina Rubin | Read more | No Comments »
By Tony Roberts
Thursday, February 9, 2012 – The score in Georgia on Wednesday was 110-62, but nobody won. No, I’m not talking about a ball game, but the single most important piece of legislation (HR1162) our state has ever seen to continue the growth of high quality charter schools.
The measure, HR1162, would have allowed Georgia [...]
The Way I See It: Inadequate facilities one example of funding disparity faced by charter schools
posted on September 21st, 2011 by Tony Roberts | Read more | No Comments »
President/CEO Tony Roberts writes: The Georgia Charter Schools Association, the Colorado League of Charter School, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools recently completed the first in-depth study of independent “start-up” charter school facilities in Georgia. The results paint a disappointing picture.
The Way I See It: Don’t let enemies of school choice, charters lull you to sleep
posted on August 10th, 2011 by Tony Roberts | Read more | No Comments »
Recently, we witnessed an appalling unfolding of how some abhor the right and responsibility of parents to choose the best educational setting for their children. Hundreds of people packed in a school auditorium and heard one of the Cherokee school board members boldly proclaim: “If you parents don’t like the education our school district is providing for your children, then you should move out of Cherokee County!”…
