After a two-hour fiery debate, the Georgia Senate rejected a bill that would have essentially created a school voucher program. Senate Bill 173 would let parents put money the state allocates for their child in public school into an Education Savings Account (ESA). GBPI’s Stephen Owens said similar programs in other regions haven’t been successful. “We’ve seen programs like these in states across the nation–Louisiana, Ohio, Washington, D.C.—[test] scores always go down,” Owens said. Read the full story from WABE.
A Two-Generation Approach: Solutions to Support Student Parents and Their Children
Alex Camardelle
December 13, 2019
written by Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy Analyst and Jennifer Lee, Policy Analyst Overview A parent’s
