May 7, 2026 • Commentary
Many People Don’t Know What a Charter School Is.
Charter School Week Is a Good Time to Change That.
Topic: Public education
December 5, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 5, 2025
Extending Obamacare COVID Subsidies Will Result In Employers Dropping Insurance Coverage
October 17, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 17, 2025
Here’s a simple idea: if a Georgia public school has an open seat, any Georgia student should be able to take it.
August 22, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 22, 2025
How do Georgia's taxes stack up against the rest of the country? We dive in.
August 14, 2025
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.
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.
April 11, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 11, 2025
What happened—and what didn’t—under the Gold Dome over the past three months.
March 28, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 28, 2025
The General Assembly passed major legislation aimed at curbing lawsuit abuse.
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.
December 18, 2024 • Commentary
Anything besides providing more opportunities to more students misses the point
There are many good reasons to provide educational options to all children, not just some.
October 31, 2024 • Commentary
How Georgia’s tax credit scholarship program works, while saving the state money
Fifteen years ago, Georgia lawmakers adopted the Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit, more commonly known as the state’s tax credit scholarship.
September 20, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 20, 2024
There is a disparity among Georgia schools when it comes to transporting students.
September 19, 2024 • Commentary
Rethinking transportation for Georgia’s K-12 schools
There is a disparity among Georgia schools when it comes to transporting students to and from their homes.
September 19, 2024
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?
April 24, 2024 • Blog
Georgians deserve more transparency, consistency and opportunity with open enrollment policies
Students deserve options to find their best educational fit, including within the public school system.
March 27, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia students now have a Promise
A brighter future awaits thousands of students who currently lack access to an education that meets their needs.
January 17, 2024 • Commentary
We have run out of ‘next years’
As House members re-evaluate their position, they should be mindful that the “us versus them” narrative opponents have crafted is utterly false.
September 13, 2023 • Commentary
Atlanta rejects high-quality charter school for students with special needs
The public education establishment in Georgia consistently places adult needs over student needs.
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 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 • Commentary
More education options good for Georgia students, families
Pending legislation would establish education scholarship accounts for Georgia students.
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.
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.
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.
September 30, 2021 • Blog
Pandemic’s New Options Should Include Education
Education options are one pandemic change that should be here to stay.
February 3, 2021 • Blog
The Misleading Rhetoric Against ESAs
It’s no wonder that there is interest in expanding education options. Nor is it surprising that opponents are rounding up the usual excuses.
January 20, 2021 • Blog
How Should the Gold Dome Spend Your Money?
What to do with your money is the topic this week at the Gold Dome. There is even more reason than usual to pay attention. State officials expect to have […]
December 2, 2020 • Blog
The Classroom is a Marketplace, too.
The recent news that fall enrollment in Georgia’s public schools was down more than 2% this year was a reminder that markets exist everywhere, even where you least expect them. […]
November 30, 2020 • Press Release
Study Finds Fiscal, Economic Benefits in Georgia Tax Credit Scholarships
Georgia’s tax credit scholarship program saves state taxpayers millions of dollars and enhances educational attainment among scholarship students, according to
September 11, 2020 • Commentary
Tests are Crucial to Measure Students’ Learning
Last week, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos put the kibosh on pleas to stop meaningful assessments of student learning before the school year had even begun
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