By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-20 08:05:36 | Updated at 2024-11-20 10:43:40
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State launches website for new school vouchers program [Georgia]
Capitol Beat ^ | 11/18/24 | Dave Williams
Posted on 11/19/2024 11:57:07 PM PST by CFW
ATLANTA – The state is laying the groundwork for a private-school vouchers program by launching a website with details on the initiative.
The new site, mygeorgiapromise.org, includes information on the Georgia Promise Scholarship, which the Republican-controlled General Assembly created this year to provide eligible K-12 students in lower-performing schools up to $6,500 in annual funding for private school tuition, tutoring services, and other qualified expenses.
“Mygeorgiapromise.org will make it easy for families, schools, and providers to learn about eligibility and the application process as we work toward the program launch in July 2025,” said Mitch Seabaugh, the program’s senior vice president.
The Georgia Education Savings Authority has partnered with Odyssey, an experienced technology provider, to create a user-centric financial services platform for families to use the vouchers.
The program is open to students who reside in a public school attendance zone that is in the lower 25% of all public schools in the state for at least one academic year or are a rising kindergarten student. Parents must have been Georgia residents for at least a year, with exceptions for active-duty military personnel.
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But Democrats argued the bill will divert money from public schools while not truly serving the needs of students from low-income families. Among other things, opponents said $6,500 is not nearly enough to pay the tuition at most private schools.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: education; georgia; schoolvouchers
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Note that Democrats are not concerned with the quality of education but rather whether tax dollars will be diverted from Democrat coffers.
And yes, these funds can be used for home-schooling. However, I hope they don't use this is a back-door to placing regulations on home-schooling families.
1 posted on 11/19/2024 11:57:07 PM PST by CFW
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