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Legislative Watch Day 39: State Budget, Education Vouchers and More
As the 2018 General Assembly nears the closing gavel, Georgia lawmakers are trying to find a path to use public…
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Lawmakers Push to Shift Public Money to Private Schools
Georgia lawmakers seem determined to subsidize private schools with public dollars. Witness several bills in the 2018 General Assembly to…
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Crossover Day Delivers Mixed Bag for Education, Tax Policy
Legislation to allow the use of state money for private schools stalled on Crossover Day 2018, while a proposal to…
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Time for Lawmakers to Choose Students Over Tax Cuts
Lawmakers are racing to pass a risky tax package that drains $1.4 billion a year from the state treasury once…
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Private School Savings Accounts Lack Oversight, Could Prove Costly
Bill Analysis: House Bill 482 (LC 33 7253S) Georgia lawmakers are considering a plan to allow parents to take state…
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Shrinking State Funds Trigger Student Bus Safety Concerns
Shrinking state funding for student transportation and rising costs are making it more difficult for school districts across Georgia to…
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Overview: 2019 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed 2019 budget includes $70.5 million in added lottery funds, bringing the total for Georgia’s lottery-funded Pre-Kindergarten…
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Push to Expand Private School Tax Scholarships Disregards Lack of Evidence, Accountability
Georgia’s Senate appears poised to act on an expansion of the state’s tax credit scholarship for private schools. This is…
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Overview: 2019 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Gov. Nathan Deal’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2019 provides nearly $9.8 billion to educate Georgia’s 1.7 million public school…
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