Georgia’s public schools are at a tipping point. School districts are coping with state funding cuts in recent years by shrinking the school calendar, increasing class sizes and furloughing teachers. A new survey of school districts by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) finds school systems throughout the state struggling to provide a quality education to the state’s children, having exhausted nearly all ways to compensate for billions of dollars of lost state financial support. Download the full report.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Protect Public Education Day at the Georgia Capitol; GBPI Statement on Recent Dual Enrollment Policy Changes
Ashley Young
February 18, 2026
Students, Educators and Advocacy Organizations Demand Action at Protect Public Education Day at Georgia Capitol
