Higher Education Jennifer Lee Reports How Student Debt Worsens Racial Inequality November 18, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Jennifer Lee Download PDF Higher education is a pathway to greater financial security and prosperity. The pandemic-induced recession illustrates how Georgians without degrees are most vulnerable during economic downturns, with unemployment rates for individuals with a high school education only—37 percent of adult Georgians—consistently double that of those with a college degree.[1],[2] Many jobs lost […] Read more » Education Higher Education student debt Student Loans
K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens English Learners Deserve More: An Analysis of Georgia’s Education for Speakers of Other Languages November 16, 2020 / February 4, 2021 by Stephen Owens Thank you to Latin American Association & Center for Pan Asian Community Services for translation services Stephanie Angel contributed to the Legislative History and Legal Obligations sections of this report. Introduction The English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program assists students who are learning English in school as an additional language, known […] Read more » Education ESOL K-12
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Past Events Recap | Insights 2021: Race, Resilience and Recovery November 16, 2020 / February 8, 2021 by Lindsey Garland Each year the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute hosts an annual policy conference to inform policy discussions during the state’s legislative session. For the first time in GBPI history this annual policy conference was both free and virtual. We achieved record-breaking turnout with over 500 registered attendants from all over the state. This year’s policy […] Read more » Insights Policy Conference
Budget and Taxes Sponsorship Opportunities for Insights 2021 November 12, 2020 / January 13, 2023 by Lindsey Garland Sponsors Influencer Visionaries Leaders Partners Friends Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Annie E. Casey Foundation Georgia NAACP The Kendeda Fund Healthcare Georgia Foundation United Way of Greater Atlanta Families First Georgia Alliance to End Homelessness Sachin and Serene Varghese Center for Black Women’s Wellness Essig Consulting LLC Frank Family Foundation […] Read more » Insights Policy Conference
Higher Education Jennifer Lee People Powered Prosperity Reports Scholarships are a Better Way to Use Lottery Dollars Than Student Loans October 14, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Jennifer Lee Download PDF As the country finds itself in another historic recession, Georgia faces an opportunity to focus state financial aid resources on an equitable economic recovery. A budget-neutral and effective option is to rework the state’s troubled lottery-funded Student Access Loan program to fund scholarships and grants that support degree completion. Georgia is […] Read more » Education Higher Education Lottery
Blog Budget and Taxes Caitlin Highland GA Work Credit Health Justice People Powered Prosperity Georgia Can Create a State-Level EITC to Improve Infant Health October 6, 2020 / November 17, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Georgia has the potential to be a great place to live and raise a family, but right now we are falling short on that promise. Our schools are underfunded, our workers lack critical protections, and too many Georgians cannot access adequate health care. In fact, Georgia ranks No. 46 out of all states for children’s […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes People Powered Prosperity New Poll Shows Georgians Support People-First Policies October 5, 2020 / January 29, 2021 by Alex Welch GBPI launched People-Powered Prosperity (PPP) in 2018 with a foundational research report that laid out policies Georgia lawmakers could implement to help everyone across the state thrive, as well as how the state could responsibly pay for programs and services that fully support Georgians. The report focused on four key concepts: educated youth, a strong […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes health Higher Education K-12 People-Powered Prosperity tax breaks
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net People Powered Prosperity Reports Cash Matters: Reimagining Anti-Racist TANF Policies in Georgia October 1, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle | 1 Comment on Cash Matters: Reimagining Anti-Racist TANF Policies in Georgia Download PDF This report was written in partnership with Ray Khalfani, Research Associate This report contains research and policy solutions that are part of a broader anti-racist vision to reverse racial disparities in Georgia. These disparities are caused and perpetuated by structural racism, a collection of discriminatory policies and racial biases across several […] Read more » anti-racist racial equity Safety Net SNAP TANF
Fact Sheets Health Justice Laura Harker People Powered Prosperity Fact Sheet: Supporting Early Childhood Education Programs for Health and Well-Being of Georgia Children and Families September 21, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF Early care and education (ECE) centers play an integral role in the health and well-being for many children and families in Georgia. The holistic approach ECE centers provide has a substantial, lasting and intergenerational impact on health and well-being, particularly for children from families with low incomes. How Early Childhood Education […] Read more » Caps child care DECAL early care and education early childhood education health
Health Justice Jyll Walsh Laura Harker People Powered Prosperity Reports Support Early Childhood Education Programs for Health and Well-Being of Georgia Families September 15, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Laura Harker Download PDF This report was written in partnership with Jyll Walsh, GBPI doctoral intern. Early care and education (ECE) centers play an integral role in the health and well-being of many children and families in Georgia. The holistic approach ECE centers can provide has shown to have a substantial, lasting and even intergenerational impact on […] Read more » child care early childhood education health Pre-K
