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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March 26, 2023 • Commentary
Expanding parental accountability in education
Transparency provides parents with testing data from a school. Accountability provides parents with new choices.

March 22, 2023 • Commentary
Will Georgia join the growing number of states expanding education options?
Other states such as West Virginia, Arizona, Iowa, Utah and Arkansas have approved universal choice bills. More states are prepped for expansion.

March 7, 2023 • Blog
What’s still alive after Crossover Day?
Each bill had to pass out of its legislative chamber of origin by Monday or it is dead for the year.

March 6, 2023 • Commentary
The focus should be on what children need
Despite what Senate Bill 233 opponents claim, the money for an education scholarship account program is not taken away from public schools.

March 1, 2023 • Blog
School choice programs would provide fiscal savings for public school districts
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has updated our estimates of the fiscal savings for public school districts associated with school choice programs.

March 1, 2023 • Commentary
More education options good for Georgia students, families
Pending legislation would establish education scholarship accounts for Georgia students.

February 1, 2023 • Commentary
Tax credit scholarship expansion introduced
School choice continues to grow across the country with Iowa and Utah adopting universal programs in the past week.

January 26, 2023 • Blog
National School Choice Week showcases the various options in Georgia
Georgia Cyber Academy, serving about 9,000 students, is one of the many educational options available in the state.

January 26, 2023 • Commentary
School choice would benefit rural students in Georgia
Education choice policies expand educational opportunity for rural families while spurring rural district schools to improve their performance.

January 24, 2023 • Blog
Post pandemic, new schooling options flourish
What started as a temporary necessity during the pandemic has turned into a new, permanent form of schooling for many in Georgia.

January 23, 2023 • Blog
Universal school choice would benefit all
Universal school choice would benefit not just Georgia students, but the state as a whole.

January 18, 2023 • Blog
The state of school choice in Georgia
Georgia will join several other states in recognizing National School Choice Week next week.

January 11, 2023 • Commentary
Who will emerge as Georgia’s school choice champion?
Educational freedom has been on quite a roll in recent years. Just not in Georgia.

December 6, 2022 • Blog
6 ways to empower students, parents, and teachers in Georgia
Georgia’s education system should be geared toward student achievement and the best education for each student’s diverse needs.

November 14, 2022 • Commentary
Pandemic Learning Loss: What’s the Plan?
Public school students experienced a large degree of learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. How will we combat learning loss here in Georgia?

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