Blog K-12 Education Stephen Owens Reject Policies that Make Education Less Fair Across Georgia January 16, 2020 / April 28, 2020 by Stephen Owens Last fall we published a report exploring the connection between Georgia’s legacy of slavery and Jim Crow and its impact on the educational opportunities and resources for students living in the state’s “Black Belt.” The Black Belt refers to a region of the state where slave labor was concentrated. Since 1865, Jim Crow segregation and […] Read more » Charter Schools Education Education Savings Account Georgia K-12 testing TRS vouchers
K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens Bills Set Stage to Divert Hundreds of Millions of Dollars From Public to Private Schools March 28, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Stephen Owens Download PDF March 28, 2019 Update – The original voucher expansion bill, SB 173, failed on the Senate floor before Crossover Day. This week, as session winds down, the language was added as an amendment to HB 68 (LC 46 0162S), which had already passed the House. This puts a revised version of the voucher bill […] Read more » Charter Schools Education K-12
Blog K-12 Education Stephen Owens Changes in Charter School Funding Explained February 14, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Stephen Owens The enactment of House Bill 787 on July 1, 2018 guaranteed state charter schools additional funding to make up for the lack of local tax dollars. The amended budget for fiscal year 2019 and proposed 2020 increases the charter school supplement by $85.6 million.[1] Traditional public schools operate with state, federal and local funds. Local […] Read more » Charter Schools Education K-12
