Author Claire Suggs Higher Education Library Policy Areas Reports Overview: 2017 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education February 17, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by Claire Suggs Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget of $2.47 billion for the state’s two postsecondary systems includes money intended to help increase faculty salaries, which trail those of competing neighbor states. Still, state spending per student in the university system remains far below earlier years, continuing the financial pressures that yielded tuition hikes in recent years. Read […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Claire Suggs Higher Education
Author Claire Suggs K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Another Tax Credit for Private School Scholarships February 16, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by Claire Suggs Georgia lawmakers are considering legislation to create a new tax credit for individuals and corporations that donate to organizations that provide scholarships to K-12 students from low-income families to attend private schools. The proposal, House Bill 865, would establish the Building Educational Success Together (BEST) program, which allows for $25 million in total new tax […] Read more » Education K-12 SSO tax credit
K-12 Education Melissa Johnson Georgia Lawmakers Can Still Create Opportunity for State’s Young Immigrants February 5, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday against a group of young immigrants seeking in-state tuition at the state’s colleges and universities. The court’s ruling leaves the option for Georgia lawmakers to allow young immigrants to pay in-state tuition if they are eligible to work without threat of deportation. The court decision is based on a […] Read more » Education immigration Melissa Johnson Tuition Equity
Author Claire Suggs K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Overview: 2017 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs February 4, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget of nearly $1.05 billion for the state’s lottery-funded programs adds money for needed enhancements to the Pre-Kindergarten program and financial aid for technical college students but falls short of meeting many families’ needs. The nearly $358 million allotted for Pre-K provides money to raise teachers’ salaries, and the $689 million […] Read more » Claire Suggs education budget HOPE Scholarship Pre-K
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Pre-K and HOPE Rebound in 2017 Budget, Still Room to Improve February 4, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs The nearly $1.05 billion for lottery-funded programs in Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget adds money to increase Pre-Kindergarten teachers’ salaries and expands a grant program for technical college students. These are helpful steps to improve the quality of the Pre-K program and make college more affordable for some students. But more needs to done to […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education HOPE Scholarship Pre-K State Budget
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education State Education Cuts Still Linger for School Districts January 27, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 1 Comment on State Education Cuts Still Linger for School Districts The $8.92 billion for Georgia’s 180 public school districts in Gov. Nathan Deal’s 2017 budget proposal represents a $415.9 million increase above the 2016 budget. The good news is the proposal reduces the austerity cut in state K-12 funding imposed on school districts by $300 million. The not as good news is that still leaves […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education FY2017 Gov. Nathan Deal K-12
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Overview: 2017 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education January 27, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs The $8.92 billion for Georgia’s 180 public school districts in Gov. Nathan Deal’s 2017 budget proposal represents a $415.9 million increase above the 2016 budget. The proposal reduces the austerity cut in state K-12 funding imposed on school districts by $300 million, which leaves a cut of about $166 million in place for the 2017 […] Read more » K-12
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Long-Awaited State K-12 Funding Overhaul Underachieves December 10, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by Claire Suggs Georgia’s students are working hard to reach standards higher than those set for any previous generation. Meanwhile, the state is not ensuring they have the resources needed to reach those heights. Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission approved a proposed new formula to fund public schools at its November meeting that lacks an assessment of […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Education Reform Commission Threatens to Cement in $421 Million Cut November 4, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 5 Comments on Education Reform Commission Threatens to Cement in $421 Million Cut Hover your mouse over the map to view information for each school district. See how we calculated these numbers by downloading this spreadsheet. Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission is poised to recommend a new school funding formula that threatens to make permanent deep cuts to the existing funding formula and grant programs. The General Assembly […] Read more » Claire Suggs education budget cuts K-12
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Funding Committee Comes up Short November 4, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 1 Comment on Funding Committee Comes up Short A new school funding formula Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission is developing threatens to lock in deep cuts made under the existing formula if it becomes law. Most school districts get less money under the proposed formula this school year than if the General Assembly provided the full amount calculated by the existing one. […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12
