A recent study provides good news for supporters of school choice – indicating that it is saving Georgia taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. In a report from EdChoice, it was found that the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program and the Georgia Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit saved taxpayers between $605 million and $1.1 billion in FY 2018. The credits allow taxpayers to redirect some of their state income tax to nonprofit student scholarship organizations for K-12 students. Positive reports on the state’s school choice system have its proponents RISING…
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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