When its doors open in fall 2027, the Learning Academy of Northwest Georgia will be the first charter school in that part of the state, as it partners with Dalton State College, officials say.
The school was founded by the Learning Foundation of Georgia.
In an interview, Sharon Hixon, a foundation board member and Dalton State’s dean of the School of Education, said a charter school is public.
“The difference between a charter school and a regular public school is that all public schools have to follow certain rules and regulations,” she said. “A charter school can be exempt from some of those rules and regulations.”
She said the academy’s students will still take mandated tests for Georgia public schools in line with the state’s testing requirements.