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Georgia’s outdated school funding formula doesn’t add up
The state’s Quality Basic Education needs to address today’s practices for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Georgia must increase access to educational opportunities for all parents
Homeschooling is growing in Georgia, and advocates say state programs should include families educating children outside traditional public and private schools.
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When parents look for school options in Georgia, what do they really find?
Georgia has made progress in providing school choice options for students, but there are still barriers in place that make things difficult.
New, not improved: UGA changes class schedule for the first time in 5 years
Anyone who has stepped foot on the University of Georgia campus would describe it with the same word: busy. The newly compressed schedule has only made it worse.
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Registering for a waitlist, not a class, has become the new norm
At Kennesaw State, the rapid growth in the student body — enrollment is up by about 25% since Fall 2020 to more than 51,000 — has made it challenging to a seat in a class.
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The hidden youth addiction crisis: Online sexual content
Technology has provided easy and unlimited access to porn. The cost of youth pornography addiction is high and our kids will pay the balance if measures are not put in place.
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New Year’s resolutions for parents: Anxiety-reducing habits for a fresh start
Guest writer Beth Collums offers parents 10 habits they can let go in 2026 and 10 to pick up to parent their children with less anxiety and stress.
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Academic freedom and campus speech require responsibility
As protests increase on college campuses, universities and their students need to better encourage the sharing of differing viewpoints.
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Opportunity is knocking and Georgia must answer
A full opportunity weight would require in-state funding for each student living under the poverty line to ensure Georgia’s education formula truly reflects the level of need
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Why Georgia needs a modernized school funding formula
The AJC asked several education experts their thoughts about what, if any, changes they would make to the state's funding formula for education. Here is one response.





