Nearly 13,000 Have Applied for Georgia Promise Scholarship, Could Cost State $84 Million

Nearly 13,000 have applied for Georgia Promise Scholarship, could cost state $84 million

Thousands apply for Georgia's new Promise Scholarship which will use state tax dollars to pay for private K-12 education

Georgia Will Pay $6,500 Per Year For Private School: Here's How To Get It

This fall, thousands of Georgia students will attend a private school or study at home, and state government will help them pay for it. Republican lawmakers led a push last year to give families $6,500 a year per student toward private education. Georgia already had a state-funded voucher program, but it was limited to students […] The post Georgia Will Pay $6,500 Per Year For Private School: Here’s How to Get it appeared first on The Georgia Su…

State to pay for thousands to get a private K-12 education this year

ATLANTA — This fall, thousands of Georgia students will attend a private school or study at home, and state government will help them pay for it. Republican lawmakers led a push last year to give families $6,500 a year per…

State to pay for thousands to get a private K-12 education this year - The Current

Georgia is set to pay for thousands of students to attend private K-12 schools or home school through the Promise Scholarship program, which will cost the state between $54 million and $84 million for the upcoming school year. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.