TNT Academy is a private Gwinnett County, Georgia, institution that provides students with quality education that allows them to grow into responsible citizens. TNT Academy emphasizes school choice in its curriculum, with students encouraged to make up lost credits and attain high school diplomas.One way in which many parents are able to afford a private education is through vouchers, which employ public funds in covering a portion or the complete cost of tuition. Typically distributed through state governments, the system was first implemented in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the early 1990s as a way of providing low-income families with higher quality education options. Vouchers have a proven track record in providing families with alternatives to a failing public school system. By using vouchers families avoid having to pay for education twice, both in the form of tuition and taxes. They also introduce healthy competition within a system in which teachers unions can block needed change. Today vouchers are in place in a dozen states, from Colorado to Georgia, as well as in the District of Columbia.
TNT Academy, a private educational institution, helps middle and high school students reach their career and college goals through both traditional and nontraditional courses of study. Located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, TNT Academy is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC).To become accredited by the GAC, schools must meet certain requirements. For high schools, the institution must provide education from grades 10 through 12 or seven through 12. School days must be at least six hours long without break and lunch periods and consist of instructional periods that are at least 55 minutes long. The required average class size is 30.8, though this varies by type of course; for example, remedial classes not involving aides cannot be larger than 18 students, while choral music classes cannot be larger than 80.Middle schools must also have school days that are at least six hours long. However, the average class size for the entire school must be 28.6 students instead of 30.8. Similar to high school requirements, middle school principals must have at least half of their time free for supervising instruction, and the media center must have at least 10 books per student. In addition to the above, teachers in both middle and high schools must have at least 30 minutes each day for instruction preparation, and a minimum of 60 percent of students must be from an accredited feeder school.The above standards are just some of the requirements maintained by the GAC.
