The primary pathways to opportunity are through quality education, stable employment and strong families.

A quality education is key to a child’s future success. Academic achievement paves the way to a good job, self-sufficiency, and the earned success we all want for our children.

Georgia consistently lags behind much of the rest of the country in academic achievement despite spending that rivals or surpasses many other higher achieving states.

Today, too many schools are failing to adequately prepare children for the next phase of life, and without high-quality education options the dropout rates will continue to rise and cycles of poverty will never be broken. GCO has remained committed to empowering parents with school choice options, strengthening community partners who directly work with students to remain in school and prepare for college or a career.