by David Bass | Jun 3, 2019 | Education, Employment, Georgia Politics, Homepage, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories, Top Stories
As the dust settles on another Georgia legislative session, we are pleased to report that the overall results for bills that GCO worked on to achieve passage were positive and encouraging. Education Opportunities Expand Once Again For starters, in the education...
by Kimberly Sawatka | Jan 24, 2019 | Capitol Update, Education, Education, Homepage, School Choice
This week marks National School Choice Week, a program that began in 2011 and has rapidly grown across the country highlighting the benefits and need for more school choice options. Lt. Gov. Duncan is leading the state’s celebration at Atlanta Youth Acadamy in...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Oct 15, 2018 | GCO News, Homepage, School Choice, Top Stories
The mandate from Georgia voters is clear—by an overwhelming margin, they want lawmakers in the General Assembly to pass legislation expanding school choice in 2019. That’s the finding of a new poll released by the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO). The survey found...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Oct 12, 2018 | News Room, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories, Top Stories
Peachtree Corners—A new poll released by the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) has found that a significant majority of likely Georgia voters—to the tune of 68 percent—support school choice for families across the state. Ahead of the 2019 legislative session,...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Sep 24, 2018 | Education, Education, GCO News, Homepage, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories, Top Stories
A new poll from Education Next shows a surge in support for educational choice programs nationwide. Across the board, support is up for publicly funded school-choice scholarships, tax-credit scholarships, and public charter schools. And not only is public support for...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Jul 3, 2018 | Homepage, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories, Top Stories
What goal is more important than ensuring our most vulnerable students have the best shot at success? That’s what Georgia’s Special Needs Scholarship Program is all about. Now in its 11th year, the scholarship enables children who have special needs to transfer to...
