Author Blog K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler Trouble for Georgia School Districts October 25, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Posted by Taifa S. Butler If Georgia is going to grow jobs and stabilize the state’s economy, then it’s time for us to make investing in education our fundamental priority. Georgia’s future depends on its ability to attract employers, create jobs, and grow the economy, and a key ingredient to this is a highly skilled […] Read more » Education K-12 State Budget Taifa Smith Butler
Blog Budget and Taxes Taifa Smith Butler Get Schooled Student success, Georgia economy threatened by state’s declining support October 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Posted by Taifa S. Butler As published by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Taifa S. Butler is the deputy director of Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, which will release a survey today of Georgia’s 180 school districts on the impact of state funding cuts. The 150 districts that responded to the survey educate more than 92 percent […] Read more » State Budget
Blog K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler Powerball: Where the Dollars Go August 20, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler | 2 Comments on Powerball: Where the Dollars Go Posted by Taifa S. Butler When the Powerball jackpot reached more than $320 million last week — the fourth-largest jackpot ever – that was good news for Georgia students, since the more lottery tickets people buy, the more money there is for HOPE college scholarships. Of course, you must play to win. And the odds […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education HOPE Scholarship Taifa Smith Butler
Blog Featured Taifa Smith Butler GBPI Briefs Danish Parliament on State of Working Georgia July 5, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Posted by Taifa S. Butler Recently members of the Danish Parliament visited Georgia to learn about the state of working-poor families and the supports that our state provides to such families. GBPI was honored to present to the delegation on this topic and to highlight some of the challenges the state faces: Download the PowerPoint […] Read more » Blog Danish Parliament economic development economy Education health Human Services Taifa Smith Butler
Blog K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Less HOPE for those who contribute larger share of their income to the lottery April 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler | 5 Comments on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Less HOPE for those who contribute larger share of their income to the lottery As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Posted by Taifa Smith Butler Georgia’s commitment to graduate 250,000 more college students by 2020 is a worthy goal — and a necessary one if the state wants to remain competitive in an economy that increasingly requires knowledgeable, highly skilled workers. Ensuring that Georgians can afford to attend universities […] Read more » Blog Education HOPE Scholarship Taifa Smith Butler
Blog Cash and Safety Net Taifa Smith Butler Reality Check: Optimism in the Midst of Stark Realities November 23, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler | 1 Comment on Reality Check: Optimism in the Midst of Stark Realities As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, some may travel great distances to spend time with family and friends. This Thanksgiving, my husband, daughter, and I will stay in Georgia and settle in for a simple quiet meal and think about all the things for which we are thankful. While we model an attitude of […] Read more » Blog Economic Security Safety Net Taifa Smith Butler
