On January 2, 2024, Georgians set a new record: in under 24 hours they filed nearly $190 million in tax‑credit applications, instantly exhausting the state’s $120 million cap for the year. The Department of Revenue (DOR) responded by approving just 63 % of each request to distribute the limited credits as fairly as possible.GOAL Scholarship That head‑spinning demand is great news for K‑12 students, but it also

When Georgians hear about private‑school scholarships funded by redirected state income taxes, many assume the program must cost the public treasury. In fact, the opposite is true: an official 2023 analysis by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts (DOAA) shows the Qualified Education Expense (QEE) Tax Credit Program produces a net annual saving of $56.5 million for state and local budgets. Below

When the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts (DOAA) released its deep‑dive on the Qualified Education Expense (QEE) Tax‑Credit Program in June 2023, the headline was unmistakable: the initiative reduces state costs by roughly $28 million and local costs by as much as $33 million each year—a combined saving of $61.4 million. Goal Scholarship Below, we unpack that finding, explore the report’s wider economic conclusions, and