This year, 15 Burmese refugees and current Clarkston residents are receiving an excellent education using Georgia Tax Credit Scholarships from Arete Scholars Fund. The scholarships are delivering hope and opportunity to children who have suffered unthinkable atrocities.  The stories are almost unimaginable  ̶  intense government persecution, hunger, disease, separation from family, and secret escapes through jungles.

"What's in a name?" Few questions are so universally recognized  ̶  thanks to Shakespeare's Juliet  ̶  and few so frequently fielded by the team at Arete Scholars Fund. It's a fair question. For us, arete is more than a tag on logos and letterhead. It's an invariable reminder of our mission...

Last week, Governor Nathan Deal signed House Bill 283, effectively expanding the Georgia tax credit scholarship program and raising transparency standards for student scholarship organizations. The newly signed bill increases the annual program cap to $58 million and opens greater opportunities for corporate giving.The legislation also makes tremendous improvements in areas of financial transparency, accountability, and student eligibility.

Georgia took a giant step forward last week on educational freedom. After two years of persistence from school choice supporters, and with input from critics, the 2013 Georgia Legislature responded decisively to improve and grow a tuition tax credit program that already serves more than 11,000 Georgia children.

Kyle Wingfield's AJC interview with school choice advocate Gerard Robinson provides a sound defense against strict means-testing in Georgia's tax credit scholarship program. Like Mr. Robinson and the group he serves, the student scholarship organization that I co-founded, Arete Scholars Fund, supports the principle of universal school choice for students from all income levels. When dealing with limited resources, we also understand that parameters are often necessary for choice programs to make any meaningful impact.