Two local colleges sign on to REACH
GBPI Admin
March 2, 2012
GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson is quoted on the REACH Scholarship program. Read the full article.
Category: GBPI In The News
House defeats charter school amendment; common sense alternative offered
GBPI Admin
February 15, 2012
State Rep. Al Williams shares quotes from GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig’s presentation at the Budget Public Hearing (Feb. 6). Read Full Article.
State health budgets bring relief, some pain
GBPI Admin
February 15, 2012
GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney is quoted on state health budgets. Read Full Article.
Radio Interview – The State of Working Georgia
GBPI Admin
February 14, 2012
GBPI Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe discusses The State of Working Georgia with Carl Thornton, Jr., host of Speaking With…™. Download the audio file. The interview begins at the 1 minute, 9 second mark.
Think Tank Suggests Lottery Overhaul
GBPI Admin
February 8, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on lottery fund reform. Read the full article.
Spend lottery money on pre-K, set caps on HOPE, group says
GBPI Admin
February 8, 2012
Athens Banner-Herald Reporter Lee Shearer features GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson’s new report, HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing Lottery Funds to Yield the Best Education Return. Read the full article.
USG teaching programs facing budget cuts of $35.3 million
GBPI Admin
February 7, 2012
GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson is quoted on Gov. Deal’s proposed cuts to the teaching program within the University System of Georgia. Read Full Article.
Whitfield schools facing $7 million shortfall
GBPI Admin
February 7, 2012
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is referenced by Rachel Brown of The Daily Citizen on funding for local school systems. Read Full Article.
Growing pains, financial hurdles loom over state
GBPI Admin
February 2, 2012
Journalist Walter C. Jones covers GBPI’s 2012 policy conference and quotes House Appropriation Committee Chairman Terry England, R-Auburn. Read full article.
HOPE constant for now, freshmen worry
GBPI Admin
February 2, 2012
Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson is quoted by Jamie Gottlieb of redandblack.com, an independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia Community. Read article.
