Attending a Georgia start-up charter high school increases the likelihood of graduation, and those students are more likely to enroll and persist in college, according to a recent study by Georgia State University’s Center for State and Local Finance. Researchers Peter Bluestone and Nicholas Warner used Georgia’s Academic and Workforce Analysis and Research Data System, or GA AWARDS, information to analyze whether […]
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Improved education outcomes can make the grade in our region
By Lesley Grady, senior vice president, community, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In 2016, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta launched Impact Areas with measurable objectives as a way to focus our financial, partnership and advocacy investments in the Atlanta region, backed by a dashboard that captures baseline values and reveals those, transparently, to our […]
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Charter Schools: Changing Property Values in Georgia Communities
Georgia State University researchers are finding that charter schools are having an impact on property values around their communities, potentially providing increased tax revenues for local communities. Researchers dug through a vast amount of data from 2004 to 2013, covering 15 school districts and 52 start-up charter schools in Georgia. They evaluated how home sales […]
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Proximity to politically charged charter schools increases home values: GSU report
The price of homes in the city of Atlanta rise according to their proximity to a start-up charter school, according to a new report by Georgia State University. Home prices in suburban areas, exhibit a similar trend, but the price increase is about half that of Atlanta.
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Two Atlanta charter schools win almost $600,000 in state innovation grants
Two charter schools in Atlanta have received a total of almost $600,000 in state grants to further creative ways to advance student achievement. The two schools are the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School and the Charles R. Drew Charter School.
