by Nyamekye Daniel, The Center Square | May 07, 2021 06:00 PM Print this article
Gov. Brian Kemp signed a trio of bills Thursday to expand education options in Georgia.
Senate Bill 47 expands the state s Special Needs Scholarship program to students with 504 Plans. The program offers scholarships for students with individualized education plans to attend a private school or a public school of their choice. COVID-19 has certainly highlighted the challenges that families face and finding the right education for their child, especially those with special needs, Kemp said Thursday during a bill signing ceremony at the state Capitol. This bill will give more parents greater options to ensure their child has every opportunity to achieve their dreams.
“Montana lifted caps on charter schools. Arkansas now offers tax-credit scholarships to low-income students. West Virginia and Kentucky have funded savings accounts that help parents pay tuition at private schools. Florida, a movement leader, has enlarged its tax-credit scholarship programs. Even Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee promises to veto a moratorium on new charter schools. As one voucher activist told me: ‘This feels like the most school choice legislative action in … years.’”
Georgia didn’t miss out on this party completely, but neither did it do enough to make Peterson’s list.
We’re not alone in that, obviously. Advocates for educational options in other states sometimes fall short as well.
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Ever since it was a small town, Atlanta has worried about its water. In a 1951 U.S. Geological Survey publication, the author wrote about the establishment in 1893 of a small plant to filter the water of the Chattahoochee River for “the growing city” of Atlanta. Some residents objected to having to drink the “muddy river water.”
By the 1950s, the “muddy river water” had been cleared, with suspended sediment decreasing by 80% compared to the 1930s. Fears of the muddy river water faded, and Atlanta has regularly arranged for its ever-growing water needs.
(The Center Square) â Students at Georgiaâs public universities and colleges will pay the same amount in tuition and fees during the next academic year.
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted this month to freeze the rates for the second consecutive year. It is the fourth time in six years the USG board has not raised tuition rates.
âUSG over the past several years has remained committed to making public higher education as affordable as possible for students and their families, while maintaining results that rank our campuses among some of the best in the nation,â USG Chancellor Steve Wrigley said. âWe are grateful for the support of the board and state leaders toward this priority, and recognize studentsâ hard work, especially over the past year, to maintain success toward graduating and entering Georgiaâs workforce with college degrees.â