Topic: United States Office of Personnel Management

May 13, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 8, 2026

Every year, thousands of Georgia parents fill out lottery applications for schools their children may never get to attend. Not because they can’t afford it, but because thousands of other […]

February 5, 2026 • Commentary

Federal “Guidance” and Georgia Schools: Who’s in Charge?

By J. Thomas Perdue

Federal guidance can shape education policy even though it was never made into law.

September 11, 2025 • Commentary

Georgia slips in national education freedom rankings

By J. Thomas Perdue

Georgia’s performance, at least relative to other states by the Heritage Report Card’s metrics, is lagging a bit from last year.

February 14, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: February 14, 2025

We can improve education outcomes. Florida and Mississippi have proven that.

January 30, 2025 • Commentary

Celebrating School Choice Week, and landmark school choice advances in Georgia

By J. Thomas Perdue

This year marks the 15th anniversary of National School Choice Week as well as an important moment in the history of the school choice movement.

November 26, 2024 • Commentary

Georgia Promise Scholarship is coming soon

By Kyle Wingfield

For families needing a new option in their children's education, help is coming soon.

June 4, 2024 • Blog

How homeschoolers can use the Georgia Promise Scholarship

By Athan Clark

Homeschool families in Georgia can utilize the Promise Scholarship for their child's education needs.

April 11, 2024 • Commentary

Making public school open enrollment in Georgia more accessible

By Athan Clark

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

By J. Thomas Perdue

While Georgia law allows transfers to and from public schools, there are still numerous legal, financial and bureaucratic limitations.

January 23, 2024 • Blog

Kemp proclaims School Choice Week in Georgia

By Athan Clark

Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a proclamation declaring this School Choice Week in Georgia.

August 10, 2023 • Commentary

Republicans’ unearned victory lap on school choice

By J. Thomas Perdue

The Republican State Leadership Committee crediting Georgia Republicans with making school choice a priority seems bizarre.

January 11, 2023 • Commentary

Who will emerge as Georgia’s school choice champion?

By Who will emerge as Georgia’s school choice champion?

Educational freedom has been on quite a roll in recent years. Just not in Georgia.

December 31, 2021 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: December 31, 2021

By Friday Facts: December 31, 2021

In celebration of the Foundation's 30th anniversary in 2021, the Friday Facts included "a trip down Memory Lane," with photographs, news clips and articles thro

May 14, 2021 • Commentary

National Charter Schools Week a Reminder Georgia Has Much to Celebrate, More to Do

By Tony Roberts

As we observe the second National Charter Schools Week since the COVID-19 crisis began, it’s important to reflect on the unique role Georgia’s public charter sc

January 15, 2021 • Commentary

‘State of the State’ as Varied as Georgia’s Landscape

By Benita M. Dodd

Budget hearings will begin Tuesday under the Gold Dome (and via Zoom, amid COVID-19 precautions). At his State of the State address Thursday before a joint sess

November 30, 2020 • Blog

Topic: United States Office of Personnel Management

Friday Facts: May 8, 2026

Federal “Guidance” and Georgia Schools: Who’s in Charge?

Georgia slips in national education freedom rankings

Friday Facts: February 14, 2025

Celebrating School Choice Week, and landmark school choice advances in Georgia

Georgia Promise Scholarship is coming soon

How homeschoolers can use the Georgia Promise Scholarship

Making public school open enrollment in Georgia more accessible

Report on Georgia’s Open Enrollment Transfer Environment

Kemp proclaims School Choice Week in Georgia

Republicans’ unearned victory lap on school choice

Who will emerge as Georgia’s school choice champion?

Friday Facts: December 31, 2021

National Charter Schools Week a Reminder Georgia Has Much to Celebrate, More to Do

‘State of the State’ as Varied as Georgia’s Landscape

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Friday Facts: October 25, 2019

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