Cedric Johnson Featured K-12 Education Reports Survey Says: Trouble for Schools October 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 4 Comments on Survey Says: Trouble for Schools Georgia school districts report that classrooms are more crowded than ever and students are spending fewer days in school due to substantial cuts in state funding. These developments do not encourage effective teaching or learning, and may undermine learning and limit success in school for the state’s growing number of disadvantaged students. Ultimately, these changes […] Read more » Education State Budget
Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Access to Quality Pre-K Classrooms Key to Georgia Remaining a Leader in Early Learning August 30, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 1 Comment on Access to Quality Pre-K Classrooms Key to Georgia Remaining a Leader in Early Learning Georgia’s reputation as a leader in early childhood education is slipping away. Despite an abundance of evidence that early learning is a key to success later in life, particularly for low-income and at-risk youth, recent spending cuts mean Georgia’s Pre-Kindergarten program will serve 2,000 fewer children in the coming school year. Class sizes have grown, […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Pre-K pre-K funding
Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education May 17, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 6 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education 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 normal environment – largely defined by fewer available resources at the state and local level […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Cedric Johnson Education FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysis K-12 Pre-K State Budget
Cedric Johnson Higher Education K-12 Education Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education May 17, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 2 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education 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 last decade while enduring decade-long cuts in state funding. Download the full report. Related Material […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Cedric Johnson FY 2013 Budget Analysis Higher Education
Cedric Johnson Fact Sheets Library HOPE Awards and HOPE Dollars, Distribution of Hope Benefits by Institution and Household Income May 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Cedric Johnson 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, a disproportionate share of HOPE dollars fund scholarships for students from households with incomes of […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Fact Sheet HOPE Scholarship
Cedric Johnson Featured K-12 Education Reports HOPE for Whom? For Some it Doesn’t Pay to Play the Georgia Lottery April 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 10 Comments on HOPE for Whom? For Some it Doesn’t Pay to Play the Georgia Lottery To meet 21st century business demands, Georgia must get more students into colleges, universities and technical schools, and make sure they graduate with skills that will help them, their families, and the state secure a prosperous future. This policy report examines lottery sales and HOPE benefits across Georgia’s 159 counties. The disparities between who spends […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education HOPE Scholarship
Alan Essig Blog Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Op-ed: Hope Reform 2.0 (Athens Banner-Herald) February 9, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 3 Comments on Op-ed: Hope Reform 2.0 (Athens Banner-Herald) Essig, Johnson: HOPE, pre-k need sustainable path As published in Athens Banner-Herald Understanding the realities of lottery funding in Georgia is as simple as a word problem in math class. Take a look: Train A departs Hope City station at 70 miles per hour. Train B departs from the same station 30 minutes later going […] Read more » Alan Essig Blog Cedric Johnson Education HOPE Scholarship Op-Ed Pre-K
Author Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Policy Areas Reports HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing Lottery Funds to Yield the Best Education Returns February 6, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 7 Comments on HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing Lottery Funds to Yield the Best Education Returns The Georgia Lottery has provided more than $13 billion toward education programs in Georgia. The program has enabled more than 1.4 million students to pursue higher education through the Helping Outstanding Pupil’s Educationally (HOPE) Program and provided 1.1 million four-year-olds access to early childhood education through Georgia’s Pre-K Program. Today, the lottery funding model is broken. […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education HOPE Scholarship Pre-K Report
Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education January 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 13 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education Amidst a tenuous economic recovery, Georgia remains far from its fiscal position prior to the economic downturn. The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education discusses the governor’s FY 2013 budget recommendations for the Department of Education and Bright from the Start: Department of Early Care and Learning, which administers Georgia’s universal Pre-K program. Download PDF. Read more » Budget Analysis Cedric Johnson Education FY 2013 PK-12 Report
Cedric Johnson Higher Education K-12 Education Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education January 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 9 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education The FY 2013 budgets for higher education provide modest spending increases compared to FY 2012. The budgets provide funding for enrollment growth within both the university and technical college systems; however, the University System’s Teaching program and the Technical College System’s Technical Education program experience funding cuts. The higher education system plays an important role in […] Read more » Budget Analysis Cedric Johnson Education FY 2013 Higher Education Report
