Higher Education K-12 Education Melissa Johnson Reports Worker Justice Georgia’s Workforce Development, Economy Damaged by Barriers to Higher Education for Undocumented Students September 29, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson New federal policy provides Georgia an opportunity to increase access to higher education for many young Georgia immigrants who are now eligible to work without threat of deportation. Current policies that prevent these potential students from paying in-state tuition rates or even from attending Georgia universities outright undercut the state’s ability to compete for jobs […] Read more » Higher Education Tuition Equity
Featured Health Justice Reports Timothy Sweeney Understanding Medicaid in Georgia and the Opportunity to Improve It September 23, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and Georgians for a Healthy Future today announce the joint release of “Understanding Medicaid in Georgia and the Opportunity to Improve It.” In this three-part booklet you will find infographics, new data and compelling charts that simplify the complex issue of Medicaid in Georgia. Part one explains who gets […] Read more »
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Georgia’s Path to School Funding Reform Reaches Crossroads September 16, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs An updated version of this report is available Georgia’s effort to overhaul the formula it uses to split about $8.5 billion per year in state money among its 180 school districts is gaining momentum despite important omissions. A governor-appointed commission appears ready to adopt a new funding method that leaves issues critical to students’ success […] Read more » Education K-12
Budget and Taxes Featured Reports Wesley Tharpe A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class August 12, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe The Case for a State Earned Income Tax Credit Building a better Georgia, with a strong economy and vibrant businesses, requires a more resilient middle class and more opportunities for working families to climb the economic ladder. One of the best tools to help ensure that Georgians broadly share in that prosperity is a state-level […] Read more » EITC State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
K-12 Education Melissa Johnson Reports Improved Adult Education Support Critical to Georgia’s Bottom Line August 6, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia’s economic well-being is threatened by the high numbers of adults without a high school diploma or a General Equivalency Development credential (GED®). Nearly 866,000 Georgians ages 18 to 64 do not have a high school diploma or GED. Georgia’s adult education programs served only about 60,600 adults in 2014. Georgia’s leaders recognize that its […] Read more » Economic Security Education Melissa Johnson Safety Net
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Featured Library Policy Areas Reports Georgia Budget Primer 2016 August 5, 2015 / March 23, 2021 by GBPI Admin Where does the money for Georgia’s $21.8 billion budget come from this year? How does the new transportation tax work? Is Georgia finally funding K-12 education at the level called for in its own formula? GBPI’s “Georgia Budget Primer 2016” answers these questions and many more in 44 pages designed to provide a clear explanation […] Read more » Department of Human Services Education Georgia Budget Primer K-12 medicaid Medicaid Expansion State Budget State Taxes
Author Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Final 2015 Tax Recap May 20, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Governor Approves Big Transportation Package, Slew of Smaller Bills Gov. Nathan Deal approved several pieces of legislation that affect Georgia’s ability to meet its needs like roads and schools in future years. Georgia’s House and Senate passed 11 different tax bills this year, and the governor approved 10 of them. The largest by far is […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Cash and Safety Net Featured Library Melissa Johnson Policy Areas Reports Child Care Assistance: Georgia’s Opportunity to Bolster Working Families, Economy March 23, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia is now turning away people who apply for child care financial assistance through a state program designed to help low-income families due to worries the program itself could run short of money. Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning said last Friday budget concerns are causing it to make the child care assistance unavailable […] Read more »
Author Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe How to fix flawed “New Markets” Bill March 19, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe The Georgia Senate is now considering House Bill 439, legislation supporters claim will help small businesses in low-income urban and rural areas. But the proposal is poorly designed and is unlikely to help Georgia businesses or the state’s economy. It creates an overly complex investment scheme that delivers tax credits solely to insurance companies, rather […] Read more » State Taxes
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Opportunity School District Needs Transparency, Community Role March 13, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 1 Comment on Opportunity School District Needs Transparency, Community Role A new legislative proposal to create a statewide “Opportunity School District” aims to boost student achievement at Georgia’s most challenged schools. Close scrutiny of the measure is warranted before its proposed drastic and permanent remedies are passed into law. Georgia Senate Bill 133 sets out the parameters of Gov. Nathan Deal’s plan to allow the […] Read more » Education K-12
