Education

To meet 21st century business demands, Georgia must get more students into colleges, universities and technical schools, and make sure they graduate with skills that will help them, their families, and the state secure a prosperous future.
This policy report examines lottery sales and HOPE benefits across Georgia’s 159 counties.… [Read more]

The Georgia Lottery has provided more than $13 billion toward education programs in Georgia. The  program has enabled more than 1.4 million students to pursue higher education through the Helping Outstanding Pupil’s Educationally (HOPE) Program and provided 1.1 million four-year-olds access to early childhood education through Georgia’s Pre-K Program.  Today, the… [Read more]

 Amidst a tenuous economic recovery, Georgia remains far from its fiscal position prior to the economic downturn. The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education discusses the governor’s FY 2013 budget recommendations for the Department of Education and Bright from the Start: Department of Early Care and Learning, which administers… [Read more]

The FY 2013 budgets for higher education provide modest spending increases compared to FY 2012. The budgets provide funding for enrollment growth within both the university and technical college systems; however, the University System’s Teaching program and the Technical College System’s Technical Education program experience funding cuts.
The higher education system… [Read more]

By 2020 an estimated 61 percent of all jobs in the state will require a career certificate or college degree; however, only 34 percent of adults in Georgia have an associate degree or higher. This creates a sizable skills gap that must be closed. Postsecondary education is becoming a necessity… [Read more]

This fact sheet provides an overview of the FY 2012 budgets for the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia. Download the PDF.

The FY 2012 budget allocates $650 million in total funding for programs that provide financial assistance for post-secondary education. The majority of the funding is provided by state lottery games. Download the PDF.

The FY 2012 budget appropriates $6.96 billion in state funding for K-12 education despite projected growth in student enrollment and federal Recovery Act funding no longer available. Download the PDF.

This policy brief provides an overview of the financial performance and expenditure activity related to the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) initiatives for Atlanta Public Schools, City Schools of Decatur, DeKalb County School System and Fulton County School System. Download the PDF.

This report provides an overview of the enacted FY 2012 budget for the Department of Early Care and Learning, Department of Education, Board of Regents and the Technical College System of Georgia. Download the PDF.