Atlanta Forward: Education

Georgia Tech students have long insisted they have the toughest courses in the state, which may explain why so many of them lose their GPA-based HOPE Scholarships. Given Georgia’s need to encourage more students to enter the tech, math and science fields, I discuss whether we should re-calibrate HOPE based on a student’s major. In a guest column, an advocate argues children of undocumented parents should be allowed to pay in-state tuition at Georgia’s public campuses. Readers also sound off on Georgia’s higher ed policies on children of illegal immigrants, policies now under review by the state Supreme Court.