Overview

Representatives of the Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program look forward to all opportunities to meet with members of the media regarding the Program.

Experts are available to discuss:

• the Georgia Education Expense Credit law and procedures;
• the mission, goal, and objectives of the Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program;
• the need for greater opportunities for access to learning (“GOAL”) for children from low-income families in Georgia;
• examples of how children have benefited from the Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program and other K-12 student scholarship programs; and
• the history of the school choice movement in Georgia.

We encourage members of the media to read our recent press releases and past news articles, and to contact our director, Jim Kelly, with additional questions at:

Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program, Inc.
Five Concourse Parkway
Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
770-828-4625 (770-828-GOAL)

jkellyiii@goalscholarship.org

Press Releases

June 27, 2008 – Georgia Department of Education Lists Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program, Inc. as an Approved Student Scholarship Organization.

June 18, 2008 - Georgia Department of Revenue Publishes Proposed Rule on Education Expense Credit

In the News

“School Choice Is Change You Can Believe In,” a June 17, 2008 opinion editorial from the Wall Street Journal written by William McGurn.

"School choice turns corner with tax credits," a June 6, 2008 article from the Atlanta Business Chronicle discussing the Georgia Education Expense Credit and the availability of the Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program.