Georgia Center for Opportunity, Author at For Opportunity

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As Georgia heads toward a pair of runoff elections for U.S. Senate, what happened to basic civility?

When someone needs financial help or workforce training from the government, where do they go? If we just allowed people to navigate federal programs on their own, the average person would be completely overw

Georgia Center for OpportunityDecember 21, 20202 min read

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Managing Stress | HEALTHY @ HOME

As if the holidays weren’t enough, we’re now in the midst of another surge in the Coronavirus pandemic. 2020 has been stressful. […]

Georgia Center for OpportunityDecember 14, 20201 min read

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Acceptance of the New Normal | HEALTHY @ HOME

As we enter the holiday season it’s important to recognize the changes that have taken place in 2020, and are shaping the […]

Georgia Center for OpportunityDecember 1, 20201 min read

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Welfare Cliffs and Gaps: The role health insurance plays in upward mobility

Cody and Estelle are a young married couple living in a suburban neighborhood. Cody has a full-time job and Estelle is a nanny so she can have their daughter with her at work. They make just enough money to pay the rent...

Georgia Center for OpportunityOctober 27, 20206 min read

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How Second Chances Impact Communities

Our communities need to understand and appreciate Kevin and others like him. We must begin to see past our biases and speak life into those who have fallen. The poverty of community is just as important (if not more important) than economic poverty, and the butterfly effect I am describing is always at play either in a positive or in a negative way.

Georgia Center for OpportunityOctober 13, 20204 min read

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Equitable Options In Education

Since 2016, the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) has demonstrated the existence of welfare cliffs. Now a team of five economists has come to the same conclusion. Welfare cliffs are an unfortunate feature of the American welfare system.

Georgia Center for OpportunityOctober 7, 20205 min read

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If You Accept this Raise, You Fall Off the Welfare Cliff

Getting a raise from $15 to $18 could cost you over $20,000 in net income. Would you work hard for that promotion?

Georgia Center for OpportunityOctober 1, 20205 min read

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Microschools, hybrid options, and online classes: Education during COVID and beyond

On the afternoon of Monday, July 20—just a few weeks before schools would normally be opening—the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta announced that their schools would in fact all be opening for live classes in August. The Superintendent’s statement suggests...

Georgia Center for OpportunityAugust 4, 20204 min read

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