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 team members, visited Walton Village as part of our Breakthrough Fellowship experience to get a taste of other organizations...
On Being a Mother
It seems like only days ago I was holding my 18-year old daughter Blair as an infant, and my mother said, “It will go by so fast.” I couldn't have imagined how right she was. It is unbelievable to me that Blair is about to graduate from high school and go off to...
Brown v. Board of Education at 60: School Choice New Frontier of Opportunity
A little over a week ago, I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at Georgia Gwinnett College to a group of students, including some future educators, students from the school’s honors program, and a few professors, who had been reading about the impact of school...
Fellowship Friday: Balancing Justice and Mercy
Crime needs to be punished. There is no doubt about that. Punishment for crime is a necessary part of maintaining a just society, preserving order and peace, and promoting life and happiness. Citizens need to know that there are consequences for breaking the law and...
Opportunities Remain while Experimentation Continues in Georgia’s Digital Learning Space
Below is a guest blog by Dr. Eric Wearne of Georgia Gwinnett College and formerly with the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. Dr. Wearne currently leads GCO’s College & Career Pathways working group. ********************************** In its 2013 Report...
GA Prisoner Reentry Bill Signed into Law
Governor Deal signed the criminal justice reform bill, SB 365, into law this past Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church in Gainesville. This special morning service marked an important milestone for prisoner reentry reform in Georgia and is a testament to the extensive...
Core Values: A Reflection on Human Dignity
The Breakthrough Fellows, along with other GCO team members, recently had the opportunity to watch and reflect on the movie Les Misérables. For those unfamiliar with the story: an ex-convict, Jean Valjean, restores value to his life after a priest accepts him into his...
Sine Die Capitol Update
Given two rounds of severe winter weather and the rush to early primary elections, the 2013-2014 session of the Georgia General Assembly seemed to fly by. In case you were unable to keep up with the session, this edition of the Capitol Update offers a summary of some...
Lamenting Missed Opportunities for Georgia Students
In the wake of the recently concluded legislative session, I found myself at a local charter school discussing school choice with a group of parents, teachers, and administrators. While upbeat in many ways, the conversation was heavy with a feeling of...
Not All Voices Have Choices… But They Continue to Advocate for More
Too often, parents in Georgia who have access to great school choice options fail to take advantage of them because many parents do not know that they exist. This is a constant dilemma that the school choice movement faces. To help address this, we partnered with...
