You Have to Know Your Choices before Making One
In communities across Georgia, too often parents that have school choice options are unaware of the opportunities that exist. Not because they don’t care, but because we haven’t done enough to share. Share the options, what they mean, and how to access them. GCO’s...
School Choice Advocacy Training Blog Contest Winner!
Inspired by the School Choice Advocacy Training, Rae Harkness submitted the following for our blog contest: We are living in our own little spheres of influence - we interact with teachers, administrators, parents, coworkers, neighbors and our children. Through social...
Continuing the School Choice movement through hands on training
The school choice advocacy trainings in Atlanta and Macon were amazing. It was great seeing people from across Georgia interested in learning more about how to support choice options such as charter schools, tax credit scholarships, public school transfers, and...
An Oasis in the Desert of Education: Ron Clark Academy
Upon arriving at Margaret St. in Atlanta, I wasn’t sure what to expect of the old brick buildings in front of me. Words like Altruismo and Amistad were written above the sturdy gate leading into the school, and the faces of a few smiling children could be seen inside...
Thank you for helping us reach our goal and increasing our impact!
Thank you to the generous donors who helped us reach our most recent fundraising goal of $87,000, unlocking an additional $87,000 in matching funds to support Georgia Center for Opportunity. These funds are already being used to promote success in the areas of...
ESAs for Georgia
During the 2017 legislative session school choice legislation, specifically Education Savings Accounts (ESA) legislation, has been introduced into the Senate Education Committee but not allowed to move through the committee for a vote. Please let committee chairman,...
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 of battling over policy priorities, members of the House and Senate ended the year with cheering and tossing torn paper like confetti in the...
2016 National School Choice Week with Ludacris
HEALTHY FAMILIES INITIATIVE TRAINER SPOTLIGHT: Janae Combs
Meet Healthy Families Initiative Certified Trainer Janae Combs, MA, LPC, NCC Janae is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 16 years of experience counseling adults, couples, families and adolescents. She has worked in multiple capacities ranging from...
HEALTHY FAMILIES INITIATIVE TRAINER SPOTLIGHT: Shay Marlowe
Meet Healthy Families Initiative Certified Trainer Shay Marlowe "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" Shay is a graduate of Duluth High School and Michigan State University. After obtaining his bachelor's degree in 2006,...
