
Report: Nearly one in five Georgia residents lives in poverty, state rates rise despite economic rebound
GBPI Analyst Melissa Johnson is quoted in this article on poverty in the state; read full article here.
GBPI Analyst Melissa Johnson is quoted in this article on poverty in the state; read full article here.
Georgia’s public schools are not fully funded. The General Assembly provided $1 billion less to school districts than the state’s own K-12 funding formula calculated they need to educate their students this year. A glance at the state’s budget for
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