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.
Topic: State school
August 1, 2025 • Blog
What is the Georgia Promise Scholarship?
This is your guide for accessing Georgia Promise Scholarships for your 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.
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.
November 26, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia Promise Scholarship is coming soon
For families needing a new option in their children's education, help is coming soon.
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.
April 11, 2024 • Commentary
Making public school open enrollment in Georgia more accessible
Despite the growing popularity of open enrollment programs nationwide, Georgia is not meeting its full potential in making these programs accessible.
April 11, 2024
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.
January 31, 2024 • Commentary
Giving students options is already working in Georgia. But the need is greater.
Education freedom options should be expanded with a significant raise in the tax-credit cap, and it should be complemented by Promise Scholarships.
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.
October 25, 2022 • Blog
Student Test Score Assessments, Post COVID-19, Reveal Major Shortcoming for Georgia
"The Nation's Report Card" shows more evidence of COVID's devastating impact on Georgia students.
August 5, 2021 • Blog
Back to School Should Mean Options for Parents
School is restarting across Georgia, but the new year isn’t beginning the way many parents were hoping.
July 28, 2021 • Foundation News
Pursuing Public School Budgets
Credit where credit is due: Some school leaders aren’t complaining about the small amount of state money cut from their budgets, but are instead moving forward
June 2, 2021 • Blog
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 […]
February 24, 2021 • Blog
Recognizing the Truth About Education Options
Georgia’s lawmakers have another opportunity to help thousands of children find the best education for their own unique needs. Rep. Wes Cantrell, a Republican from Woodstock, has proposed allowing state […]
February 4, 2021 • Blog
Busting 3 School Choice Myths
All families deserve the opportunity to choose the education that works best for their children. But there’s lots of myth and misrepresentation when it comes to education options. Many myths […]
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 28, 2021 • Commentary
Where Have All the Children Gone?
Nearly 36,000 fewer students attended Georgia public schools this year. It's unclear where they are instead.
September 25, 2020 • Commentary
Parents, the Pandemic and School Choice
It’s frustrating how little “public” is in Georgia public schools these days.
August 14, 2020 • Commentary
Education Options Offer Hope to Struggling Students
Imagine an overcrowded high school classroom with outdated learning materials and a teacher with little desire to provide these students with a quality educatio
August 7, 2020 • Commentary
Ingenuity, Innovation Illuminate Georgia’s Back-to-School Path
Georgia’s 181 public school districts are grappling with when and how to return students and staff safely to the classroom as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. G
May 8, 2015
Georgia Gets Students Moving On Instead of Falling Back
Graduating students with the ability to be productive citizens in the real world. By Russ Moore While you were distracted by this year’s transportation funding or Opportunity School District debates […]
August 23, 2012 • Commentary
What Are Public Charter Schools?
What are charter schools? Questions and Answers about Charter Schools and the Proposed Constitutional Amendment What are charter schools? All charter schools are public schools. A charter is simply a […]
January 21, 2011
Friday Facts: January 21st, 2011
It’s Friday! Join our Forum! – If you like the Friday Facts, you’ll love the Forum. This interactive community is a series of issue-oriented blogs where you can find breaking […]