Education

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Funding Students Instead of Institutions
This report reviews the evidence on the topic and estimates the long-term economic impacts of funding Georgia students directly.
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May 12, 2022 • Blog
How to Reduce Student Borrowing
The best way to reduce student borrowing may be to stop telling students they won’t have to pay back their loans.

May 4, 2022 • Blog
Biden’s Charter Policy Should Be Rejected
The Biden administration’s starvation diet for public charter schools would deny parents what they want. It should be rejected.

April 1, 2022 • Commentary
The Myth of Underfunding
Opponents of Promise Scholarships and similar programs perpetuate the myth that they are a tool to defund public school education.

February 23, 2022 • Blog
The Education Change Georgia Needs
School choice opponents make lots of demonstrably false claims. Some of the flimsiest concern the accessibility of private schools. To hear opponents tell it, private schools are too expensive, too […]

February 16, 2022 • Blog
Education Legislation vs. Status Quo
With two bills in the legislature, the most important question is how much better off students would be under either proposal than under the status quo.

February 11, 2022 • Educational Freedom Institute
A Better Route to Give Parents Successful School Choice
Do not look to national groups supposedly “model” charter school laws — look to DC and Arizona.

February 1, 2022 • The Heartland Institute
Universal ESA Program Would Be Game-Changer for Peach State Families
Education Savings Accounts provide a unique solution to an urgent problem in Georgia.

January 31, 2022 • Blog
What would Promise Scholarships mean for Georgia?
Letting money fund students, not systems, leads to more effective education for all.

January 28, 2022 • Reason
State-Run Pre-K Resulted in Worse Educational, Behavioral Outcomes for Kids
Biden wants billions for universal preschool, but a new study finds such programs could be harmful for children.

January 26, 2022 • Blog
Cultural Splintering and Education
An approach that allows families to choose the best option for them is our best bet.

January 21, 2022 • Commentary
School Choice Week and the “Year of Educational Freedom”
With some policy changes, 2022 could turn out to be the “Year of Educational Freedom.”

January 14, 2022 • Commentary
Georgia Ranks High on Freedom, but Has Room to Improve
Georgia’s environment of economic freedom is a major contributor to the top-10 ranking.

December 10, 2021 • Fordham Institute
States Left Holding the Baby in Feds’ Early Learning Plan
While Building Back Better, President Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress are poised to continue the federal government’s spending spree.

October 29, 2021 • Commentary
Returns Aside, Pension Risks Remain in Georgia
Georgia’s largest public pension plans have seen a year of exceptional growth, a stark contrast to last year.

October 1, 2021 • Commentary
Charter Schools Prove their Value to Georgia Families
Demand for families seeking additional public school options continues to grow. Local school districts must embrace charter schools.

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