by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Aug 20, 2015 | Child Welfare, Family Stability, Human Dignity, Stronger Families
By now, almost everyone who isn’t a Democratic United States Senator has seen at least one of the five macabre videotapes released by the Center for Medical Progress, a pro-life investigative group. The videos are ubiquitous in social media, so I won’t provide links...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | May 8, 2015 | Child Welfare, Education, Stronger Families
A week ago today the city of Baltimore was set ablaze by its own citizens. The media storm following the protests and riots is the latest in a string of events that continue to orient our attention as a society to the lack of economic and social opportunity in America...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Apr 28, 2015 | Child Welfare, Stronger Families
A recent AJC front-page story detailed the results of an in-depth investigation of how Georgia’s colleges and universities handle allegations of sexual assault. Here’s the takeaway, as summarized in the article: A three-month AJC investigation into the secretive world...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Apr 24, 2015 | Child Welfare, Education, School Choice, Stronger Families
Today, poor children in America have a limited shot at moving up the economic ladder into the middle or upper class. A study in 2012 by the Pew Charitable Trust shows that “[t]hose born at the top and bottom of the income ladder are likely to stay there as...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Apr 1, 2015 | Capitol Update, Child Welfare, Education, Georgia Politics, Policy Advancement, Religious Liberty, School Choice
We are happy to provide you with this update on some of the bills that GCO is following this session. Should you have any questions or comments, please email Eric Cochling. House Bill 243 – Education Savings Accounts – sponsored by Rep. Mark Hamilton,...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | May 9, 2014 | Child Welfare, Policy Advancement
It seems like only days ago I was holding my 18-year old daughter Blair as an infant, and my mother said, “It will go by so fast.” I couldn’t have imagined how right she was. It is unbelievable to me that Blair is about to graduate from high school and go off to...
