11/13/2009 - Middle Georgia Parents Indicted In Public School Transfer Investigation
NEWS RELEASE November 13, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Daniels, (770) 242-0001, stephen.daniels@georgiafamily.org Middle Georgia Parents Indicted In Public School Transfer Investigation Incident highlights the need for families to choose their own school ATLANTA – Georgia parents should have access to more quality educational options so they don't feel compelled to break the law to find the best education for their children – as is happening in middle Georgia - according to a statement released Friday by the Center for an Educated Georgia.
7/29/2009 - Parents Overwhelmingly Satisfied with Georgia Special Needs Scholarship
NEWS RELEASE July 29, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Daniels, (770) 242-0001, stephen.daniels@georgiafamily.org PARENTS OVERWHELMINGLY SATISFIED WITH GEORGIA SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIPSurvey finds families who transfer special needs children to private school very happy with results; many unhappy with previous public school experience ATLANTA – Parents with students using the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship are overwhelmingly satisfied with their child’s new private school, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Center for an Educated Georgia.
2/20/2009 - First School Choice Legislation Approved by Georgia House
The first school chice legislation to pass one chamber was passed by the Georgia House of Representatives Thursday by an overwhelming vote of 139 to 23. House Bill 251 would allow parents of public school students to enroll their children in another school within their assigned school system.
1/22/2009 - Study: Georgia Education Spending More Than Doubles, Yet Graduation Rate Slips
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan L. Meyers 404-518-2271 ATLANTA - Georgia graduation rates are lower than they were a genearation ago, despite a massive infusion of tax dollars including the creation of the Quality Basic Education Act, according to a new analysis of federal and state data released Thursday.