Georgia GOP to test school voucher interest on primary ballot
Georgia Republicans will test support for school vouchers during May primary election balloting.
The question on the statewide GOP primary ballot asks:
“Should Georgia empower parents with the right to use the tax dollars allocated for the education of their children, allowing them the freedom to choose among public, private, virtual, and home schools?”
The question merely gauges voters’ opinion, and the ballot result would not bring any school-funding changes without further legislative action.
Vouchers, or permutations such as Educational Savings Accounts, are a recurrent theme during the state’s legislative sessions. And they are controversial, opposed by groups that represent public school teachers.
Last year, Gov. Nathan Deal's hand-picked Education Reform Commission voted narrowly to kill a recommendation to create voucher-like accounts for parents.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
