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The 2010 Georgia Charter Schools Conference is expected to attract nearly 500 participants this year, including key note speakers Dr. Harry Wong and Kevin Chavous. The event begins Wednesday evening.

Several GCSA member charter schools have been featured on television news programs recently, here in Atlanta, as well as in Alabama. Brighten Academy, KIPP STRIVE and Tech High were featured on WSFA-TV in Montgomery. Ivy Prep and Unversity Community Academy were featured on ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, and The Elite Scholars Academy was featured on CBS46 in Atlanta.

The State Board of Education decided to take no action on appeals filed by several school districts attempting to block the opening of new charter schools in the fall. Officials from the Coweta, Early and Randolph County School Systems had asked the Board to overturn the Georgia Charter Schools Commission’s approval of the schools’ charters.

“We are pleased that the State Board of Education, after carefull deliberation, saw fit to allow the Commission’s decisions to move forward,” said Tony Roberts, Ph.D., chief executive officer of the Georgia Charter Schools Association.

Renowned education reform expert Dr. Harry Wong will be a keynote speaker at the 8th Annual GCSA Charter Schools Conference, March 10-12. Dr. Wong recently detailed his thoughts on a number of topics, including common mistakes made by young educators and what administrators should look for in teachers.

According to an extensive report released by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Georgia ranks No. 4 when evaluated on its commitment to the full range of values in the public charter school movement: quality and accountability, funding equity, facilities support, autonomy, and growth and choice. Click on this story to read more about the report, plus statements from Georgia House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones (R-Milton) and GCSA CEO Tony Roberts, Ph. D.