Parents left in lurch as voucher-aided private school closes amid conflict
The meltdown could serve as a cautionary tale ahead of a major expansion of state-funded subsidies for private education.
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Paying for education
Georgia House votes for wider access to school vouchers, amid criticism
After many years of trying, Georgia Republicans have finally gotten a general school voucher bill through the state House of Representatives.
Public funding of private schools back on Georgia GOP agenda for 2024
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, the billionaire school choice advocate, pressured one Republican to switch his vote.
Georgia leaders get serious about literacy, but are not ready to pay for it
Mississippi spent $15 million a year on its touted literacy mandate. The cost would be much higher in Georga, but lawmakers here aren't paying.
Proposed law would mean more private school vouchers for Georgians
The answer to a key question is in dispute: Do vouchers, on balance, improve academic outcomes? Patrick Wolf, an education professor at the University of Arkansas, said the answer is yes. Joshua Cowen, an education professor at Michigan State University, who was involved in a couple of the studies that Wolf cites in his own research, said the answer is no.
School funding formula back on the minds of Georgia lawmakers
It was written before digital devices were a staple and before mental health issues spiraled. It’s so outdated that Georgia is one of only six states that do not give schools extra money to deal with poverty, according to a new report by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education.
Want to help pay off students’ school lunch debt? Here’s how.
The booming Gwinnett County economy has left some families behind, as evidenced by the school cafeterias where they've accrued debt. An AJC report about it led generous readers to pay down the debt.
School lunch debt: Donors pay so students get more than a cheese sandwich
Record unemployment combined with rising wages have led to rising student meal debt, triggering a wave of giving that has satisfied the charges, for now.
One good deed leads to another: fortuitous encounter leads to several happy endings
A pair of Atlantans whose unusual story of goodwill struck a chord after it was published in the AJC circled back to them Wednesday with a big surprise.
Single mom returns to college, with unexpected help from stranger
Uber customer, an Atlanta United fan, pays off driver's college debt, inspiring her to graduate.
Georgia Supreme Court rules for tax credit scholarships
Gaddy sued the Georgia Department of Revenue in Fulton County Superior Court in 2014, alleging the program is unconstitutional because some schools that receive the money are religious. The Fulton judge dismissed all but one of Gaddy's claims, prompting his appeal.
