Racial comment at TNT throws spotlight on alternative education

The uproar over TNT Academy founder Nancy Gordeuk’s racially-charged comments at its graduation ceremony has put the spotlight on the academy and the 140 other private, non-traditional educational centers in Georgia.

The Georgia Accrediting Commission regulates the centers, but they are subject to few state regulations and their quality varies, according to accrediting agencies.

Many of these centers were started by parents who home school their children as places where students can get access to curriculum, tutoring, and social activities without having to enroll in public schools or pay for a pricey private education. Experts on these centers say more students are enrolling in them across the nation.

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Some Decatur parents feel blindsided by school plans, few details

Aggravation brews over lack of specifics and what some see as poor communication.

Full circle: Sisters who were APS students now serve as APS principals

Sisters Kristy Reese and Kimberly Gibbs spent 12 years in Atlanta Public Schools and now educate others in the same system as school principals.

Atlanta parents, residents object to plans to close some schools

Due to lower enrollment and climbing costs, 16 school buildings would be repurposed under the plan, with several schools closing and their students rezoned for other schools.

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Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history

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Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan

Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.

Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.