Higher Education K-12 Education Melissa Johnson Reports Worker Justice Georgia’s Workforce Development, Economy Damaged by Barriers to Higher Education for Undocumented Students September 29, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson New federal policy provides Georgia an opportunity to increase access to higher education for many young Georgia immigrants who are now eligible to work without threat of deportation. Current policies that prevent these potential students from paying in-state tuition rates or even from attending Georgia universities outright undercut the state’s ability to compete for jobs […] Read more » Higher Education Tuition Equity
Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Tax Credits Help Lead the Fight Against Poverty September 25, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe When Georgians think about the best ways to fight poverty and help more families climb the economic ladder, tax credits probably aren’t the first things that come to mind. But new data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau confirm that the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) are […] Read more » EITC Federal Budget & Taxes poverty State Taxes
Featured Health Justice Reports Timothy Sweeney Understanding Medicaid in Georgia and the Opportunity to Improve It September 23, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and Georgians for a Healthy Future today announce the joint release of “Understanding Medicaid in Georgia and the Opportunity to Improve It.” In this three-part booklet you will find infographics, new data and compelling charts that simplify the complex issue of Medicaid in Georgia. Part one explains who gets […] Read more »
Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Georgia’s Need to Close Coverage Gap Flagged by New Census Report September 23, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Nearly 300,000 fewer Georgians went without health insurance in 2014 compared to 2013, a decline of about 15 percent, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data. This improvement is no doubt good news for these newly insured Georgians. Many of them enrolled in health insurance plans thanks to new financial help available provided through […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Georgia’s Path to School Funding Reform Reaches Crossroads September 16, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs An updated version of this report is available Georgia’s effort to overhaul the formula it uses to split about $8.5 billion per year in state money among its 180 school districts is gaining momentum despite important omissions. A governor-appointed commission appears ready to adopt a new funding method that leaves issues critical to students’ success […] Read more » Education K-12
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Pro-Worker Credits in Jeopardy this Labor Day September 3, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on Pro-Worker Credits in Jeopardy this Labor Day The U.S. Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894 to honor the contributions workers make every day to our nation’s strength, prosperity and well-being. But in 2015, on a day when we will celebrate the value of work, it’s distressing that Read more » EITC State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Pending TANF Changes Could Send Georgia Budget Writers Scrambling August 21, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Pending changes to a federal work-development and safety-net program that relies on state contributions could create a shortfall of tens of millions of dollars Georgia budget writers will need to fill somehow. Congress returns to Washington in a few weeks following its August recess and one of the laws on its to-do list is a […] Read more » Blog Melissa Johnson TANF
Budget and Taxes Featured Reports Wesley Tharpe A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class August 12, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe The Case for a State Earned Income Tax Credit Building a better Georgia, with a strong economy and vibrant businesses, requires a more resilient middle class and more opportunities for working families to climb the economic ladder. One of the best tools to help ensure that Georgians broadly share in that prosperity is a state-level […] Read more » EITC State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Cash and Safety Net K-12 Education Melissa Johnson Worker Justice Educating Adults Critical to Georgia’s Success August 6, 2015 / March 12, 2021 by Melissa Johnson | 1 Comment on Educating Adults Critical to Georgia’s Success School is starting this week for many Georgia children but education ended much too soon for many of the state’s adults. Nearly 866,000 Georgians from 18 to 64 are without a high school diploma or GED. Georgia is home to the ninth highest share of adults in this age range in the country without a […] Read more » Economic Security Education Melissa Johnson Report Safety Net
K-12 Education Melissa Johnson Reports Improved Adult Education Support Critical to Georgia’s Bottom Line August 6, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia’s economic well-being is threatened by the high numbers of adults without a high school diploma or a General Equivalency Development credential (GED®). Nearly 866,000 Georgians ages 18 to 64 do not have a high school diploma or GED. Georgia’s adult education programs served only about 60,600 adults in 2014. Georgia’s leaders recognize that its […] Read more » Economic Security Education Melissa Johnson Safety Net
