Claire Suggs Fact Sheets K-12 Education Proposed K-12 Funding Formula Pulls Rug Out from Low-Income Students December 20, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs More funding directed to economically-disadvantaged students helps them do better in school and in life. Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission recognized this and directed extra funds to school districts for these students in its proposed revision to Georgia’s funding formula for K-12 schools. This recognition is a step forward but it falls far short […] Read more » education-reform-commission K-12
Claire Suggs Fact Sheets K-12 Education Fact Sheet: Proposed School Funding Formula Will Fall Behind Costs December 15, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs State spending on Georgia’s public school students will fall behind rising costs if the General Assembly approves the funding formula proposed by Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission. The planned formula lacks an adjustment for inflation. It also eliminates the annual adjustment for teachers’ salaries in the current formula. The value of state spending on […] Read more » education-reform-commission K-12
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Jennifer Owens K-12 Education Worker Justice The Path Forward – A Strong Middle Class Is Essential for Georgia November 16, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Jennifer Owens | 1 Comment on The Path Forward – A Strong Middle Class Is Essential for Georgia As the dust continues to settle in the wake of last week’s presidential election, a cloud of uncertainty still obscures what the policy and budget consequences will be here at home in the Peach State. Still, two things remain absolutely certain: Georgia families are struggling, and GBPI is resolved in our important work to spotlight […] Read more » medicaid
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Student Success in the Balance: Update for 2017 October 19, 2016 / October 28, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 1 Comment on Student Success in the Balance: Update for 2017 Updated Oct. 27, 2016 Schools Likely Worse Off With New Funding Formula Strong public schools are essential in preparing young students for postsecondary study and life. They also prepare students for the demands of a competitive job market and to be active in the civic life of their communities. A central component of strong schools […] Read more » Education education-reform-commission K-12
Blog Higher Education Taifa Smith Butler When HOPE Falls Short, Georgia Loses September 16, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler When I read more than 10,000 financially-strapped students were dropped off Georgia’s college rolls in the 2014-2015 school year in a report we published last week, I was reminded again how fortunate I was to get help based on my modest finances at critical times so I could stay in class. I can’t count the […] Read more » Financial Aid Higher Education HOPE Scholarship
Claire Suggs Higher Education Reports Troubling Gaps in HOPE Point to Need-based Aid Solutions September 8, 2016 / March 15, 2021 by Claire Suggs | 3 Comments on Troubling Gaps in HOPE Point to Need-based Aid Solutions Completing a postsecondary program is more important than ever for a student’s future well-being and the state’s economic growth. But rising costs are combining with shrinking access to Georgia’s financial aid programs to push higher education out of reach for too many students, especially those from low-income families. Tuition skyrocketed in recent years, driven in […] Read more » Higher Education Need-based Financial Aid
Budget Primer Claire Suggs Higher Education K-12 Education Reports Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2017 July 20, 2016 / March 23, 2021 by Claire Suggs Education Funding in Georgia: Years of Cuts Cast Long Shadow Georgia is spending $11.6 billion on education in the 2017 fiscal year or about 51 percent of the state’s general fund budget. Spending on elementary and secondary education is $8.9 billion. The budget for the university system is $2.1 billion and is $350 million for […] Read more » Budget Primer FY2017 Education Higher Education K-12
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Health Justice K-12 Education Reports Georgia Budget Primer 2017 July 19, 2016 / March 23, 2021 by GBPI Admin Where does the money for Georgia’s $23.7 billion budget come from this year? How has the new transportation funding package affected state revenue? Is Georgia finally funding K-12 education at the level called for in its own formula? GBPI’s “Georgia Budget Primer 2017” answers these questions and many more in 44 pages designed to provide a clear […] Read more » Budget Primer
Blog Cash and Safety Net Jennifer Owens K-12 Education Better Investments Needed to Close Georgia’s Child Hunger Gap June 24, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by Jennifer Owens | 1 Comment on Better Investments Needed to Close Georgia’s Child Hunger Gap When the final bells ring and students pour out of schools for the summer, some set their sights on beach trips, lazy days playing in backyard sprinklers and summer camps with friends. But for hundreds of thousands of Georgia schoolchildren, figuring out where their next meal will come from is top of mind. Nearly 879,000 […] Read more » Nutrition School Lunch
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Aiming for Average in Education Spending June 14, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by Claire Suggs Georgia ranks 38th among states for public school spending. Spending per student in Georgia is $1,807 less than the national average, according to new census data. Factor in geographic cost differences and that disparity rises to $2,553. Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission could have outlined a plan to close this gap and boost investment […] Read more » education-reform-commission K-12
