Topic: School voucher

July 31, 2026 • Commentary

Milton Friedman Was Right About School Choice

By Athan Clark
July 31, marks 114 years since the birth of Milton Friedman, the University of Chicago economist whose ideas reshaped monetary policy, helped end the military d
June 4, 2026 • Commentary

The Reporting Gap in School Choice

By J. Thomas Perdue
Popularity got school choice this far. Measurable outcomes—student learning, retention, and long-run attainment—will determine whether it lasts.
September 12, 2024 • Commentary

School choice opponents continue to mislead

By Matthew Lee
School choice is sweeping the nation because parents—regardless of ethnicity, political persuasion, or religious convictions—are demanding school choice.
May 25, 2023 • Blog

North Carolina’s absurd state of emergency

By J. Thomas Perdue
According to the governor of North Carolina, entrusting parents with choices in their children's education is as dangerous as a hurricane or tornado.
March 26, 2023 • Commentary

Expanding parental accountability in education

By Expanding parental accountability in education
Transparency provides parents with testing data from a school. Accountability provides parents with new choices.
March 6, 2023 • Commentary

The focus should be on what children need

By 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.
February 1, 2023 • Commentary

Tax credit scholarship expansion introduced

By Tax credit scholarship expansion introduced
School choice continues to grow across the country with Iowa and Utah adopting universal programs in the past week.
February 23, 2022 • Blog

The Education Change Georgia Needs

By The Education Change Georgia Needs
School choice opponents make lots of demonstrably false claims. Some of the flimsiest concern the accessibility of private schools. To hear opponents tell it, private schools are too expensive, too […]
February 16, 2022 • Blog

Education Legislation vs. Status Quo

By Education Legislation vs. Status Quo
With two bills in the legislature, the most important question is how much better off students would be under either proposal than under the status quo.
June 2, 2021 • Blog

Two Different Last Days of School

By Two Different Last Days of School
As classes wound down for summer break, I noticed two types of “school’s out!” posts from my friends on social media. The first type was from people whose children didn’t […]
May 5, 2021 • Savannah Morning News

Education Options Move Forward Around the Nation

By Education Options Move Forward Around the Nation
Being focused primarily on what happens in Georgia, it can be easy to miss important developments elsewhere. But when it comes to expanding educational options, other states keep rubbing it […]
March 5, 2021 • Commentary

Adding up the Benefits of Education Options

By Dr. Benjamin Scafidi
Proposals in the Georgia General Assembly to give Georgia families more opportunities to choose schools and educational settings for their children have come un

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