Sparking the evolution of education choice
Editor’s note: This commentary from McShane, director of national research for EdChoice, appeared Tuesday on the EdChoice website. As the Georgia Legislature debates a new expansive education savings account program, a familiar cry has arisen from opponents: We cannot possibly send public money to private schools because they are not accountable[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This article appeared last week on thecentersquare.com. Georgia lawmakers are almost certain to discuss school funding and even school choice legislation during this year’s legislative session. “I think we’re going to have a very robust discussion when it comes to school funding, when it comes to vouchers and[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This first-person essay from Georgia grandmother Martha Megahee was adapted from the American Federation for Children’s Voices for Choice website. My grandson Grayson has attended the Academy of Innovation in Gainesville, Georgia, since he was 8 years old. The academy is a private school that helps children like[Read More…]
Editor’s note: The following is the text of a news release issued earlier today by the AAA Scholarship Foundation. On behalf of the many families and students it serves, AAA Scholarship Foundation today offers sincere thanks to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Lieutenant Gov. Geoff Duncan and House Speaker David Ralston[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This first-person essay from Georgia mother Karen Robins was adapted from the American Federation for Children’s Voices for Choice website. My name is Karen Robins, and my son Ryan struggles with dyscalculia, or math dyslexia. It affects his ability to understand numbers – in dates, when telling time, when[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This article appeared Tuesday on georgiarecorder.com. A new school voucher bill sponsored by Georgia Senate Pro Tempore Butch Miller moved forward in a Senate committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 601, or the “Georgia Educational Freedom Act,” would provide a $6,000 scholarship to nearly all of Georgia’s approximately 1.7 million[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This article appeared Monday on The Center Square. Georgia’s school choice programs saved taxpayers at least $605 million in fiscal year 2018, an updated analysis by EdChoice found. EdChoice examined the fiscal effects of 40 private educational choice programs in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The nonprofit found[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This first-person essay from Georgia mother Desiree Williams was adapted from the American Federation for Children’s Voices for Choice website. My name is Desiree Williams, and I am the parent of a 16-year-old named Kyle. My son has been attending Central Christian School in Sharpsburg, Ga., since sixth grade.[Read More…]
