Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education January 27, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Stephen Owens Download PDF Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 provides Georgia’s public schools $10.2 billion, a $573 million increase above current funding. This addition would partially restore cuts from the FY 2021 budget, with the Quality Basic Education funding formula underfunded by $393 million moving forward. The proposal includes a reduction […] Read more » Budget Cuts K-12 k-12 education
Bill Analysis K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Stephen Owens Hundreds of Millions of Dollars at Stake for a Failed Policy | Bill Analysis: House Bill 60 (LC 49 0301) January 26, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Stephen Owens Download PDF Update on Feb. 25, 2021: A new substitute for House Bill 60 (LC 49 0460S) lowers the cap on students participating to half of the original estimate, which would put the cost to the state at $224 million annually once fully implemented. Key Takeaways House Bill 60 would cost the state […] Read more » Education Savings Account K-12 k-12 education vouchers
Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Reports Stephanie Angel Green-Light Georgia Driver’s Licenses for All Immigrants January 25, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Stephanie Angel Download PDF Key Takeaways: Expanded access to a driver’s card promotes family unity and enhances road safety. GBPI projects that approximately 165,000 Georgia immigrants could benefit from expanded access to driving privileges. During the first three years of implementation, the state could gain almost $17 million in revenue from driver’s card fees, motor […] Read more » immig immigration revenue
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Overview of Georgia’s 2022 Fiscal Year Budget January 21, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Download PDF Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has plunged Georgia’s economy into recession and driven many of the state’s thinly staffed agencies to the brink, Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 maintains $697 million in cuts to education, $283 million in cuts to health agencies and largely preserves […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget
Blog K-12 Education Learning the Basics People Powered Prosperity Stephen Owens Toolkits Resources on School Vouchers January 11, 2021 / February 11, 2022 by Stephen Owens | 1 Comment on Resources on School Vouchers Current Status: In the 2022 Legislative Session, lawmakers may consider House Bill 60 and House Bill 142, two bills that would enact or expand voucher programs to take hundreds of millions of dollars of state money away from public schools and send them to private schools. House Bill 60 and House Bill 142 did not […] Read more » education-savings-accounts ESA private schools public-schools vouchers
K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens State of Education Funding (2021) January 11, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Stephen Owens Download PDF This report offers an assessment of the state of education funding in Georgia by analyzing how it compares to prior years and other states and exploring what areas are due for review or revision. In the FY 2021 budget Georgia returned to a general pattern of cutting education and underfunding specific grants for […] Read more » Budget k-12 education school budget
Blog Higher Education Jennifer Lee People Powered Prosperity 4 Ways Georgia Lawmakers Can Make College More Affordable in 2021 January 11, 2021 / January 11, 2021 by Jennifer Lee As Georgia begins a new year and legislative session, the state has an opportunity to accelerate equitable economic growth by focusing its financial aid resources on those who will most benefit. The pandemic-induced recession illustrates how Georgians without degrees are most vulnerable, with unemployment rates for individuals with a high school education only (37 percent […] Read more » Higher Education Lottery need-based aid People-Powered Prosperity scholarship Student Loans
Fact Sheets Spanish Stephen Owens Ficha informativa: Inglés para hablantes de otros idiomas January 4, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Stephen Owens Download PDF Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler Worker Justice To A Healthy, Prosperous New Year December 31, 2020 / December 31, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Today marks the end of 2020, and I know we all are breathing a sigh of relief as 2021 is a sunrise away. As I reflect on this past year and everything that has tested us, feelings of fear, loss and pain are inescapable. The pandemic brought existential challenges for our world and we felt […] Read more »
Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Reports Stephanie Angel Worker Justice Immigration Primer December 22, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Stephanie Angel Download PDF Executive Summary The U.S. immigration system is complex and difficult to navigate. Newcomers migrate to this country and to states like Georgia seeking to reunite with family, pursue new employment opportunities or flee persecution and violence in their home country. Georgia’s foreign-born population has increased exponentially over the last few decades, accounting […] Read more » daca Dreamers green card immigration visa
