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Atlanta Public Schools interim superintendent is working to improve academic performance after COVID

/ by Anthony Hill

Dr. Danielle Battle has stepped into the role of interim superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, and her administration has partnered with the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, a development organization for educators, to pilot ideas that can improve literacy in Atlanta’s schools. Stephen Owens, education director at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, says […]

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Kemp suspends Georgia gas tax, declares state of emergency over inflation

/ by Anthony Hill

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency and temporarily suspended the state’s tax on gasoline in an effort to reduce the impact of inflation. Danny Kanso, senior fiscal analyst and director of legislative strategy at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, estimates suspending the gas tax could save money for Georgia drivers […]

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As student loans mount for Black women, leaders are split on how to help

/ by Anthony Hill

When Ashley Young was a college counselor at an Atlanta charter school, spring was her least favorite time of year — not because students didn’t get into college, but because they couldn’t pay for it. The question of paying off student loans is particularly acute for Black female borrowers, who have more debt than any other […]

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CNN: Georgia is now the only state with work requirements in Medicaid

by Anthony Hill

Georgia is now the only state in the US to implement work requirements in its Medicaid program – a feat many Republican lawmakers nationwide will be closely monitoring. But unlike GOP-led states’ prior attempts to impose work mandates in Medicaid, Georgia’s effort is expected to increase the number of people with health insurance, rather than […]

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp dangles the possibility of increased state spending after years of surpluses

/ by Anthony Hill

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday he’s ready to loosen the purse strings after years of huge budget surpluses, reaped partly by holding down spending despite strong state revenue. In a yearly memo that kicks off the state budget process, Richard Dunn, director of the Office of Planning and Budget, told state […]

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More than 63,000 Georgia kids lost Medicaid access to doctor last month snared in red tape

/ by Anthony Hill

Children accounted for about two-thirds of the nearly 96,000 Georgians who lost their Medicaid coverage last month as part of the nationwide unwinding of a pandemic-era federal policy. And most of the children – 63,481 of them – had their health insurance terminated for procedural reasons, according to information provided by the state Department of […]

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Our Primer, Your Budget: A Discussion About Key Findings in the FY 2024 Georgia Budget

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Our Primer, Your Budget: A Discussion About Key Findings in the FY 2024 Georgia Budget

/ by Nadia Hicks

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 6:00pm EST: Discover the key policy areas outlined in the 2024 Georgia Budget Primer and gain valuable insights into what’s in store for Georgia this fiscal year. Our team of experts will present on various policy areas, including taxes, education, health care, human services, and the criminal legal system. Learn […]

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School bus driver shortage worsens as growing economy drives workers elsewhere

/ by Anthony Hill

Less than three weeks before the 2023 school year starts, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System driver shortage is worse than ever. As of July 12, the district has only 154 confirmed drivers. Last year they had 222, while in 2019, 328 drivers worked for the schools, according to a transportation update presented to the […]

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Tens of thousands of Georgians at risk of losing food assistance under state’s new work rules

/ by Anthony Hill

Food assistance advocates contend that a Georgia agency’s refusal to apply for a federal work exemption puts thousands of Georgians in danger of losing much-needed monthly payments for groceries. The “able-bodied adults without dependents” program requires participants to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, enroll in job training or perform state-approved volunteering. Participants […]

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Nearly 100,000 low-income Georgians lost Medicaid health coverage last month

/ by Anthony Hill

More Georgians who went through the Medicaid unwinding process last month lost their coverage than kept it, with nearly 100,000 people dropped from the public health insurance program in just one month, according to new state data released Wednesday. The people who went through Medicaid redetermination last month represent the largest group yet to go […]

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