GBPI In The News Georgia’s education funding formula: It’s complicated February 13, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill The General Assembly is unlikely to change Georgia’s education funding formula this session, legislators have told Capitol Beat. A state Senate study committee chaired by Sen. Mike Dugan, R-Carrollton, met several times last fall to consider changes to the state’s complicated education funding method, which was established in 1985. The formula provides funds to local […] Read more » education budget k-12 education QBE
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd The Basics of Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program February 13, 2023 / January 15, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd Quick fact sheet available here. What is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF? TANF is the state’s cash assistance program that supports families with children and with very low incomes. Parents must meet certain requirements, like work requirements, to qualify for the program. TANF started in 1996 and replaced the previous cash assistance program, […] Read more » cash assistance Economic Security Safety Net TANF
