by Benita Dodd | Feb 15, 2021 | The Forum
On the home front overall, the news about education options is encouraging. Georgia’s public charter schools’ enrollment increased during the COVID-19 pandemic even as enrollment in traditional public schools declined. This week, public charter schools won back...
by Benita Dodd | Jan 18, 2021 | The Forum
Budget hearings will begin Tuesday under the Gold Dome (and via Zoom, amid COVID-19 precautions). At his State of the State address Thursday before a joint session of the Georgia Legislature, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp soothed agencies and Georgians with a pledge...
by Benita Dodd | Jan 24, 2020 | The Forum
National School Choice Week takes place the week of January 26 and, according to the National School Choice Alliance, a record-breaking 1,950 events and activities will mark the annual celebration in Georgia. It’s exciting that “school choice” has become a part...
by Benita Dodd | Dec 23, 2019 | The Forum
The new Atlanta Transit Link Authority (ATL) has approved a 20-year, $27.4 billion plan for 13 metro Atlanta counties as they work to coordinate transit across the region. The regional transportation plan includes 192 projects in 10 ATL districts, categorized...
