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Political Rewind: Sine Die deadline looms; Gov. Kemp supports vouchers; Nashville school shooting

Tuesday on Political Rewind: As Sine Die looms over the Dome, legislators scramble to pass several high-profile bills. Gov. Brian Kemp supported a school choice measure that critics say would rob public schools of much-needed funds. Sports betting and expanded hate crime bills also saw a second life. We also discuss a tragic school shooting in Nashville. 

March 28, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns (R - Newington) speaks at the Georgia State Capitol on March 6, 2023 (GPB News / Sarah Kallis)

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: What's still standing after Crossover Day; Dozens charged with domestic terror

Tuesday on Political Rewind: We now know the winners and losers from Crossover Day. Sports betting falls short, but our panel breaks down what remains.
Some two dozen people were charged with domestic terrorism in response to violence at the planned police training facility. 

March 07, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Chase McGee
GA high school students improved this year on end-of-course tests (photo courtesy of igoghost via stockxchng)

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate panel takes latest shot at passing school voucher bill opposed by public educators

A new school voucher bill passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday and could be headed for a full Senate vote.

March 01, 2023
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By:
  • Ross Williams

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  • Politics

Republicans introduce increase in tax credits for private school scholarships into General Assembly

Georgia House Republicans are backing legislation that would increase the statewide cap on income tax credits offered to donors to a fund that provides private school scholarships.

January 25, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Butch Miller

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School voucher push gets shoved down with muscle from state GOP lawmakers

 

The Georgia Senate delivered a blow to the school choice movement Tuesday, voting down a bill that would have diverted $6,000 from state money for public schools to allow parents to send their children to private school.

March 16, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Rep. Wes Cantrell testifies to the House Education Committee about his school voucher bills.

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House bills to create state-funded school vouchers advance, draw criticism

Two bills authored by Woodstock Republican state Rep. Wes Cantrell aimed at giving families a choice of where to send their children to school moved forward in House committees Tuesday, including one that could make taxpayer-funded school vouchers available to all Georgia students.

February 02, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams

On Second Thought For Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Today on the show, we surveyed the state to discuss issues of educational policy, in addition to farming after Hurricane Michael. GPB reporter Grant...

October 17, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 3 more
Students line up to leave lunch at the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School in the Grant Park neighborhood recently.

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  • Education

Is This A Fix For White Flight Charter Schools?

All the open seats at the Academy for Classical Education were gone by the time Sammy Smith’s daughters’ names were pulled in the school’s admissions...

April 24, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Supporters gather to watch the Central High School Hawks boy's basketball team in the first round of the state playoffs.

School Choice Presents Challenges In Rural Georgia

This year could be a big one for school choice. State lawmakers are considering expanding a program that gives tax credits to Georgians who help...

February 27, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead
A school choice rally in Washington, DC in 2009.

Break It Down: School Choice

Betsy DeVos was confirmed last week as President Donald Trump’s secretary of education. She has been an aggressive proponent of school choice, but her...

February 13, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

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