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In the News: Georgia Charter School Fights For Building

Utopian Academy for the Arts of Clayton County is in its second year of educating more than 200 students in grade 6-8. This Georgia charter school provides a core curriculum with the addition of classes in music, dance, visual arts, culinary arts, broadcasting and video

FAQ: Difference Between Charter and Magnet Schools

With all the many school choice options available today, it is easy to become confused. To help ease some of that confusion we are going to highlight the similarities and difference between charter and magnet schools. Creation: Magnet schools are created by local school boards

Characteristics of an Effective Charter School Board

  Effective board governance is the very foundation to a charter school’s success. Improve the performance of your charter school board and you improve the school. Compare your board with the characteristics below to see how you stack up. Board members have a deep, clear

We Provide the Charter School Services You LOVE

It’s the season of LOVE and Charter CFO provides the charter school services you love! Our services take the pressure off of you and help you achieve outstanding results for your school and your students. Financial Services We provide turn-key, professional financial services for your

5 Tips for Using QuickBooks

The purpose of any financial software is to make accounting easier and more reliable. QuickBooks is a dependable program to use and here we will provide you with QuickBooks tips to make it even easier: Company Snapshot: This is very easy to access and super

Raising Funds for Your Charter School with Crowdfunding

  With crowdfunding, charter schools and individual classrooms can raise money for projects by col­lecting relatively small amounts of money from a large number of people. With the help of an online campaign, including web, email and social media, your project can be broadcasted to

Charter School Students FAQ

The charter school movement continues to grow year after year. Today estimates of 3 million students attend more than 6,700 charter schools in the United States. Who are these students and how are they being better served by charter schools? We are here today to

School Choice Celebration Rally

Charter schools are included under the school choice umbrella because they provide parents with the choice to send their students to a school that may be more suitable to their child’s specific educational needs. Some charter schools focus on a particular field of study, some

Charter Schools Program Receives Additional Funding

  Before heading home for 2015, Congress was able to pass an omnibus appropriations year-end spending and tax bill. What does this mean for charter schools? The bill will supply $80 million of additional funding to the National Alliance for Charter Schools Program. This will