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Take Georgia’s School Rating System with a Grain of Salt
This fall, the Georgia Department of Education is set to release its new annual scores for individual schools and districts,…
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School Backpack Drives Offer Insight into Equitable School Funding
Students are back in class in Georgia now and many students from low-income families are carrying new backpacks filled with…
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for GBPI’s People-First Plan
An overwhelming majority of Georgians want the state to invest in people-first strategies including expanded access to education and mental…
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Georgia K-12 Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Download PDF Education Funding in Georgia: Financial Challenges for Schools Remain Lawmakers reached a critical benchmark with the 2019 budget:…
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Georgia Budget Primer 2019
Download PDF Click on the links below to learn about different policy areas of the 2019 budget. State Budget K-12…
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Tireless Effort Culminates in Full Funding for Schools
One of GBPI’s key goals is to ensure all Georgia students get the chance to attend great public schools. Those…
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Shifting Public Funds to Private Schools: High Costs, Poor Track Record
Georgia lawmakers created multiple pathways to shift public funds to private schools in recent years. These schemes risk reducing money…
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Valuable Progress, More Work Ahead for Public School Funding
Georgia lawmakers reached a critical milestone during the 2018 legislative session: They ended 16 years of shortchanging the state’s formula…
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Sine Die 2018: Education Gets its Due
A fully funded K-12 education formula. Hasty and sweeping tax changes. Georgia’s first foray into need-based financial aid for college…
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