The $9.7 billion Georgia is investing in education in 2014 accounts for more than half of all state expenses. Still, Georgia’s investment in education is falling, even as its expectations of what they will accomplish are rising. The education section of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Budget Primer explains how the state’s chronic underfunding of education makes it hard for it to achieve its workforce development goals. Download the report.

Welcomed, Yet Not Welcome: Exploring Georgia’s Role in Immigration Enforcement and Detention
Executive Summary Georgia’s immigrants enhance Georgia’s social fabric through linguistic and cultural diversity and meet