by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Apr 4, 2018 | Education, GCO News, Homepage, News, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories
Expanded education options will soon be available to thousands of Georgia families, thanks to two measures approved in the closing hours of the General Assembly’s session last week. The last-minute approvals came at a time when school-choice advocates were losing hope...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Mar 28, 2018 | Education, GCO News, Homepage, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories, Top Stories
As Georgia’s 2018 legislative session marches to a close this week, will lawmakers act to expand Georgia’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program? Legislation pending in the state Senate, if passed, would yield huge benefits for families in desperate need of educational...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Mar 26, 2018 | GCO News, Homepage, News, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories, Top Stories
According to scholars, America is increasingly becoming a society polarized between higher- and lower-income people. Whereas until recently a majority of Americans were considered middle class, now good jobs for those who only have a high school diploma are rapidly...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Mar 7, 2018 | Education, GCO News, Homepage, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories
With more than 17,000 students enrolled in scholarship programs, Georgia is a leader in educational opportunity, according to the 2016-2017 School Choice Yearbook put out by the American Federation for Children (AFC). In fact, the Peach State is seventh in the country...
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Feb 22, 2018 | Education, Homepage, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories
Do public charter schools deliver results in a more cost-effective way compared to traditional public schools? That’s the question addressed by a recent research report from the University of Arkansas (PDF download). The answer, it turns out, is unequivocally yes....
by Georgia Center for Opportunity | Feb 13, 2018 | Education, GCO News, Homepage, News, School Choice, Top GCO News Stories, Top Stories
On Monday, lawmakers in the Georgia House Ways and Means Committee overwhelmingly passed House Bill 482, a measure that would make Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) a reality in the Peach State. Representatives Paul Battles (R- Cartersville), Allen Peake (R- Macon),...
