Skip to content
  • About
    • About Us
    • Staff & Board
    • Contact Us
  • Issue Areas
    • All Issue Areas
    • Budget & Taxes
    • Education
    • K-12 Education
    • Higher Education
    • Economic Justice
    • Cash & Safety Net
    • Criminal Legal Systems
    • Worker Justice
    • Federal Policy
    • Health Justice
    • Inclusive Economy for Immigrants
  • Resources
    • All Research
    • Budget Primer
    • Budget 101
  • Get Involved
    • Ways to Get Involved
    • Campaigns, Coalitions and Projects
    • Events
    • Share Your Story
    • Speaker Request
    • Newsletter Signup
  • Press
Donate

Day: December 20, 2016

Proposed K-12 Funding Formula Pulls Rug Out from Low-Income Students

Claire Suggs Fact Sheets K-12 Education

Proposed K-12 Funding Formula Pulls Rug Out from Low-Income Students

December 20, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs

More funding directed to economically-disadvantaged students helps them do better in school and in life. Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission recognized this and directed extra funds to school districts for these students in its proposed revision to Georgia’s funding formula for K-12 schools. This recognition is a step forward but it falls far short […]

Read more »

education-reform-commission K-12

The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute works to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians.

Explore

  • About
  • Issue Areas
  • Resources
  • Get Involved
  • Press
  • Donate

Get Involved

  • Campaigns, Coalitions and Projects
  • Events
  • Share Your Story
  • Speaker Request
  • Newsletter Signup

Contact

50 Hurt Plaza SE, Suite 1436
Atlanta, GA 30303 (opens in a new tab)

gbpi@gbpi.org · (404) 420-1324

Contact Us
© 2026 Georgia Budget & Policy Institute
Privacy Policy