The American Federation for Children – Georgia seeks to empower families, especially lower-income families, with the freedom to choose the best K-12 education for their children. We are a project of the American Federation for Children (AFC).
Student must have attended public school the previous year or be entering prekindergarten, kindergarten or 1st grade.
Special Needs Voucher Program
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
Student must:
Have a parent who was a resident of Georgia for at least one year (exception for military service members as noted below); and
Have attended public school the last year; or received preschool special education or related services within the past year; or have a parent who is an active duty military service member stationed in Georgia in the previous year; or be adopted or placed in permanent guardianship from foster care within the previous year; or have previously participated in the program (Note: there is also a one-time exception for the 2021-22 school-year due to COVID-19 where a less than full-year of public school in 2019-20 or 2020-21 school year may be sufficient); and
Have an IEP or have a 504 for most special needs at some point in the year prior to receiving the scholarship.
Waivers from one-year school requirement for military dependents and students adopted or placed in permanent guardianship from foster care (see above); discretionary waiver from one-year public school requirement for medical or behavioral need.
GEORGIA VOICES FOR CHOICE
Hear from parents, students, educators and advocates on the power of school choice in your state.
Our team focuses its time and resources on supporting state-level efforts to provide low-income and middle-income families with access to great schools through private school choice.
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The American Federation for Children, the nation’s voice for educational choice, congratulates Leesa Hagan on her victory in yesterday’s Georgia Special Election for HD 156. Hagan defeated