Senior Policy Analyst, Higher Education
Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee is the senior policy analyst for higher education at GBPI, where she focuses on state policies that provide Georgians greater opportunity to complete a higher education credential regardless of race, ethnicity and family income.
Prior to joining GBPI in 2017, she was research associate and director of the Texas Kids Count Project at the Center for Public Policy Priorities in Austin, Texas. She graduated from Wellesley College and holds a master’s in public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
Recent Posts by Jennifer Lee
2021 Fast Facts on HOPE
HOPE At-a-Glance provides a quick and simple reference of the state’s six lottery-funded HOPE programs. HOPE provides ...
A Brief History of HOPE
This blog was co-authored by Allie Schneider, a Southern Education Foundation Policy Fellow. HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils ...
Keeping and Losing HOPE
HOPE scholarships financially support tens of thousands of Georgia college students each year. A first-of-its-kind study from Georgia State University’s Georgia Policy ...
What Happened With Fall Enrollment in Georgia’s Public Colleges and Universities?
As Georgia’s public colleges and universities faced the fall semester with both the coronavirus and an economic downturn, ...
Casino Gambling is Wrong for Georgia
Co-authored by Jennifer Lee, senior policy analyst for higher education Casino gambling is not a stable, ...
Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
Co-authored by Jennifer Lee, Senior Policy Analyst and Stephen Owens, Ph.D, Senior Policy Analyst Gov. Brian ...
Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 2022 budget allocates $2.43 billion for the Board of Regents and $344 ...
4 Ways Georgia Lawmakers Can Make College More Affordable in 2021
As Georgia begins a new year and legislative session, the state has an opportunity to accelerate equitable economic ...
How Student Debt Worsens Racial Inequality
Higher education is a pathway to greater financial security and prosperity. The pandemic-induced recession illustrates how ...
Scholarships are a Better Way to Use Lottery Dollars Than Student Loans
As the country finds itself in another historic recession, Georgia faces an opportunity to focus state ...
Moving HOPE Forward into the 21st Century
HOPE has made college more accessible and affordable for more almost two million college students since Georgia voters ...
Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021
Georgia’s 2021 Education Budget Georgia lawmakers cut $1 billion from the state’s budget for the Department of Education. ...
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