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June 13, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 13, 2025

How is the Department of Defense making it easier for military families to homeschool and what role will the Georgia Promise Scholarship play?

June 6, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 6, 2025

Despite the growing necessity of data centers as the demand for their services increases, there is debate over their associated costs and benefits.

May 2, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 2, 2025

Why are microschools gaining momentum, especially here in Georgia? We talk about that in this week’s commentary.

April 4, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 4, 2025

No matter which issues dominate the headlines during a legislative session, tax policy remains a hardy perennial.

March 7, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 7, 2025

The Peach State made history this week by opening applications for the new Georgia Promise Scholarship.

February 8, 2025 • Blog

At The Capitol, Legislative Days 10-13

Lawmakers wrapped up the 13th day of the legislative session on Thursday, meaning they are about one-third of the way through the 2025 session.


November 30, 2023

Report on Georgia’s College and Career Academies

Executive Summary College and career academies offer unique development opportunities to Georgia’s high school students and stand to benefit local economies through the fulfillment of workforce needs. The program is […]



December 17, 2015

Could Georgia Education Funding Reform Impact Achievement?

The very first recommendation in the final report from the Georgia Education Reform Commission was this: Develop a student-based funding formula. What does this mean? According to education experts from the Reason […]

May 7, 2012

Reed: What We Need is More STEAM in Our Classrooms

By Mike Klein Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed thinks our classrooms need more hot air.  “We actually need STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts and math,” Reed told an “Education Nation” […]

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