Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget of $2.47 billion for the state’s two postsecondary systems includes money intended to help increase faculty salaries, which trail those of competing neighbor states. Still, state spending per student in the university system remains far below earlier years, continuing the financial pressures that yielded tuition hikes in recent years.
GBPI’s statement on the signing of SB 233
Statement by David Schaefer, Vice President of Research and Policy, GBPI: The Georgia Budget and