Education
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A Review of K-12 Transportation in Georgia
There is a disparity among Georgia schools when it comes to transporting students to and from their homes. Are better options available?
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June 12, 2025 • Commentary
Homeschooling support for military families: A new opportunity for Georgia
The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced a formal review of how it supports military families who choose to homeschool their children.
June 10, 2025 • Blog
School choice means more than just one program
Florida shows that true educational freedom includes more than private options—it’s about public school choice, too. Georgia has a long way to go.
May 19, 2025 • Blog
The college selection process highlights what’s missing in K-12
Changing the way we think about K-12 education is worth more than the old college try.
May 14, 2025 • Blog
‘Obscene Increase’: Savannah schools’ spending priorities seem lopsided
The Savannah-Chatham County School System is Georgia’s 10th largest, and over time its yearly budgets have increased… and so have the number of administrators.
May 1, 2025 • Commentary
Why Georgia is celebrating Microschool Week
Often described as “the modern one-room schoolhouse,” microschools are small, community-centered learning environments.
April 28, 2025 • Blog
Expanding student choices is one of the best things a state can do
Georgia’s Promise Scholarship just completed its initial application window, and interest was strong.
April 24, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia’s Promise Scholarship is already changing lives
It turns out $6,500 goes a long way — especially when you give it to parents instead of bureaucrats.
April 10, 2025 • Commentary
Sine Die surprise: Wins, losses and a sudden exit at the Georgia Capitol
The session yielded important policy changes in several key areas.
March 19, 2025 • Blog
Keeping Georgia’s Promise
New beginnings are exciting. They can also be tough, which is why new initiatives don’t need any extra obstacles placed in their path.
March 6, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia Promise Scholarship applications open
The Peach State made history this week by opening applications for the new Georgia Promise Scholarship on March 1.
March 1, 2025 • Blog
What is the Georgia Promise Scholarship?
This is your guide for accessing Georgia Promise Scholarships for your children.
February 13, 2025 • Commentary
A roadmap for success in Georgia
Mississippi and Florida have proven that dramatic improvement is possible. Will Georgia follow that path?
February 12, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia school districts prepare to block property tax relief while holding billions in reserves
Cumulatively, Georgia’s 180 city and county school districts have more than doubled their reserves to a staggering $6.5 billion.
January 16, 2025 • Commentary
The lost role of school board leadership
It’s time for a candid discussion about what truly happens in monthly school board meetings supposedly guiding children’s education.
January 15, 2025 • Blog
Georgia schools spent billions in COVID-19 relief dollars, but on what, exactly?
Finding the information about who got what and at what cost is one thing, but trying to understand what it actually was is another thing.
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