Creating and sustaining charter schools in the state of Georgia : policies, obstacles, and technical issues

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to research charter school resource sites from various organizations, education departments and universities around the United States, and to examine examples of the best ideas from each, with the goal of developing a strong charter school resource website for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. While "charter schools" are often discussed as a single movement, charter school laws, and therefore charter schools, vary from state to state, and the schools themselves are, by definition and design, unique entities. With all of this in mind, the project attempts to bring together the best ideas and practices from charter school organizations around the country to improve the resources for technical assistance support available to individuals and groups interested in creating high-quality charter schools in the state of Georgia.