Education
Featured Publication
Four Decades of QBE: Georgia’s Education Funding Formula and Its Challenges
For nearly four decades, funding for Georgia public education has been provided by a program known as Quality Basic Education, and commonly referred to as QBE.
Read More
Featured Publication
Report on Georgia’s Open Enrollment Transfer Environment
While Georgia law allows transfers to and from public schools, there are still numerous legal, financial and bureaucratic limitations.
Read More
October 16, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia needs to improve public school choice
Weak open-enrollment laws strand families in their assigned schools and even withhold basic information—including where the available seats are.
October 15, 2025 • Blog
Atlanta shows why consolidation is difficult
Atlanta schools have a capacity for 70,000 students, but they’re operating at under 40,000.
September 18, 2025 • Commentary
Chronic absenteeism persists in Georgia schools. Why?
Today, 22% of Georgia students are chronically absent, meaning they miss at least 18 days per year.
September 11, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia slips in national education freedom rankings
Georgia’s performance, at least relative to other states by the Heritage Report Card’s metrics, is lagging a bit from last year.
August 7, 2025 • Commentary
The Georgia Promise Scholarship is changing lives this year
In its inaugural year, the Georgia Promise Scholarship has lived up to its name—offering real promise to thousands of families across the state.
August 1, 2025 • Blog
What is the Georgia Promise Scholarship?
This is your guide for accessing Georgia Promise Scholarships for your children.
July 28, 2025 • Blog
Microschools 101: What parents need to know
As more families search for alternatives to traditional education, microschools are emerging as one of the most promising and parent-empowered solutions.
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.
Friday Facts
For more than two decades, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation had published Friday Facts every Friday.
We provide the latest news from Georgia, commentary on the top issues of the day and the latest updates from the Foundation.
Stay informed by signing up below.