State education funding on decline since 2001, reports say
GBPI Admin
May 20, 2012
Reporter Lee Shearer uses data from GBPI education analyst Cedric Johnson’s education analysis report. Johnson is quoted here.
Year: 2012
GBPI Releases Analysis of FY 2013 Budget: PK-12 and Higher Education
GBPI Admin
May 17, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Atlanta–Funding for Georgia’s schools and colleges are at the lowest levels in a decade according to two new education budget analyses released today by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI). Despite modest increases in funding for
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education
GBPI Admin
May 17, 2012
The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education report reviews the enacted FY 2013 budget and the impact it has on early childhood and K-12 education. Education leaders face the challenge of educating more than 1.7 million youth in a new
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education
GBPI Admin
May 17, 2012
A review of the enacted FY 2013 budget for Higher Education examines the new normal era of fewer resources and heightened expectations for Georgia’s education leaders. Georgia’s university and technical college systems have experienced steady growth in enrollment over the
Plan to Cut Medicaid Will Cost Georgia
Timothy Sweeney
May 10, 2012
Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgia would lose billions of dollars and thousands of children, seniors and modest-income workers could lose access to needed health care under a plan to radically alter Medicaid that was recently passed by the U.S. House.
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2012 – Tax Bills Have High Short-Term Cost; Comprehensive Reform Still Needed
Wesley Tharpe
May 10, 2012
State leaders have already cut nearly $2 billion in spending since before the recession, a truly massive blow to the state’s economic health and Governor Deal has signed four bills into law that will create an approximately $85 million shortfall in
HOPE Awards and HOPE Dollars, Distribution of Hope Benefits by Institution and Household Income
GBPI Admin
May 10, 2012
Examining HOPE awards across household incomes, by institution, and factoring in tuition costs provides a telling picture of the distribution of HOPE dollars. The majority of HOPE awards go to students from households with incomes of $100,000 or less. However,
Governor signs $19.3 billion state budget
GBPI Admin
May 9, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig believes Governor Deal’s 2013 budget maintains the status quo in Georgia and does not do much to boost the state’s overall economy. Essig is quoted in the full article.
Lawmakers throw around bonds for pet projects
GBPI Admin
May 7, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig discusses bonds and special projects and how politics influence which pets projects receive funding. Essig calls bonds “the way they reward folks” in the Legislature. Read full article here.
Food Assistance for Georgians under Attack in Congress
Clare Richie
May 3, 2012
Posted by Clare S. Richie Next week, the House of Representatives is expected to pass deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – previously known as food stamps. Every Georgia family that participates in SNAP would see their