After Reconciliation: State Policies to Address Hunger, Health and Higher Education in Georgia
Daniel Kanso, PhD
November 19, 2025
Category: Higher Education
Intergenerational Student Loan Debt in Georgia: Who it Impacts and How to Mitigate it
Ashley Young
November 12, 2025
Executive Summary This report explores the complexity of student loan debt in Georgia. It details the magnitude of the student loan debt crisis and explains how the costs of college affect students. To understand how the student loan debt crisis
GBPI Public Comment with RISE Committee Recommendations
Ashley Young
September 2, 2025
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s (GBPI) mission is to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians. GBPI welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Education’s proposal notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing the
Historic Federal Tax Shift Benefits Wealthiest, Grows Deficit and Exacerbates Georgia’s Rural Challenges
GBPI Staff
July 17, 2025
The role of government in society is to enact policies that are needed to advance towards economic justice. Those policies include supporting Georgians’ basic needs (food shelter, healthcare, education), improving their household financial stability (living wages/stable resources to pay bills)
Georgia Education Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026
Ashley Young
June 30, 2025
Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. The Department of Early Care and Learning FY 2026 Budget The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers: Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS); the Georgia Pre-kindergarten Program; Nutrition Services, which administers
Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Student Finance Commission
Ashley Young
February 18, 2025
Introduction The Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) is the state’s higher education finance agency with over 20 state and lottery funded scholarships, grants and loans. To ensure that students are prepared for post-secondary education, GSFC provides free financial aid
Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Technical College System of Georgia
Ashley Young
February 18, 2025
Introduction The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) governs 22 two-year post-secondary institutions that offer technical education, adult education and workforce development programs. TCSG encompasses over 88 campus locations across the state and more than 600 programs. They experienced
Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the University System of Georgia
Ashley Young
February 18, 2025
Introduction Georgia’s four-year public higher education system, the University System of Georgia (USG), is composed of 26 higher education institutions located across the state.[1] USG also encompasses the Georgia Public Library Service, which manages 61 libraries; and the Georgia
Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025
Ashley Young
August 8, 2024
This section is co-authored by Vice President of Research and Policy, David Schaefer, Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Senior Education Analyst Ashley Young. The 20-Year View In 2004, Georgia’s per capita spending on elementary, secondary education and
