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Georgia Expands State-Chartered Virtual Schools

Online education opportunities will expand for hundreds of K-12 students this fall in Georgia after the state’s charter schools commission approved two new schools.  The Friday (June 18) vote will increase the number of state charter schools from eight to ten, an embryonic figure but a move in the right direction toward much needed education choice.

More than 1.65 million Georgia students attend traditional public schools; 65,000 attend charter schools.  Just 430 attended two state charter schools this year.  Six new charters were already scheduled to open this fall before Friday’s decision that approved two virtual charter schools. Read more »

June 19, 2010 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , , , | 2 Comments

   

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