In the following commentary, Jason Bedrick of The Heritage Foundation and Matthew Ladner of the Arizona Charter School Association debunk myths that school choice programs harm rural students by citing 2022-23 scholarship award data from Georgia GOAL: nearly 60% of GOAL’s scholarships were awarded to students living outside of Georgia’s metro areas. The authors go on to claim that policies like Georgia’s tax credit scholarships expand educational opportunity for rural families while encouraging rural district schools to improve their performance.

https://www.georgiapolicy.org/news/school-choice-would-benefit-rural-students-in-georgia/