Moving Beyond Soft Skills: Applying Noncognitive Factors in Georgia’s Schools
This article is the first in a series of posts that will address key issues impacting college and career readiness in Georgia, […]
Fellowship Friday: Team Retreat at City of Refuge
Meeting people “where they are” is foundational to Georgia Center for Opportunity’s (GCO) mission to serve the community and remove barriers to opportunity. […]
Fellowship Friday: A Visit to Walton Village
Recently I had the privilege of visiting Walton Village, a beautiful apartment community located in Marietta, Georgia. I, along with other GCO […]
Courtesy of Georgia Public Policy Foundation — Eric Cochling, Kyle Wingfield Dissect 2014 General Assembly
This week GCO’s Eric Cochling spoke at a “2014 Legislative Roundup” event hosted by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, their summary is […]
Fellowship Friday: Relationships Open the Door to Educational Attainment
Hidden beneath academic benchmarks, league tables, and other measures of success in education, are the relationships and personal traits that fuel positive and negative outcomes for students.
Georgia Considers Privatization of Child Welfare System
A bill to privatize most of the state’s child welfare services was introduced this week by Senator Unterman (R-Buford). The legislation, Senate […]
Capitol Update – February 7th, 2014
Roads Cleared, News Coverage Still Encountering Snow Related Congestion While last week’s winter weather is in the rear view mirror, the postmortem […]
Prison Implements Faith and Character-Based Initiative
Inmates of any faith are encouraged to apply to the first “Faith and Character-Based” prison in Georgia, at Walker State Prison, located […]
2016 Legislative Recap
The 2016 legislative session came to a close about half past midnight on the morning of March 25th. After 40 legislative days […]