Georgia Promise Scholarship: 20,000 students apply for Year 1

The first year of Georgia’s ambitious Promise Scholarship program is seeing a massive wave of interest. According to new data from state scholarship officials, more than 20,000 students applied for the program during its inaugural window, with over 7,000 found to be immediately eligible to receive the $6,500 annual award. The program, designed to give families in lower-performing school districts more options for their children's education, is already sparking a heated debate between proponents of school choice and those advocating for traditional public-school funding.