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Georgia College Graduates Start Life with Big Debt Burden
Student loan debt in Georgia is a growing burden for its college students, but state policymakers are not taking steps…
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State Shortchanges Public Schools Again
Georgia is underfunding public schools by $747 million in the 2015 fiscal year that starts July 1, continuing a pattern…
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Rising Tuition and Shrinking HOPE Squeeze College Students
Georgia is home to the seventh largest tuition increase in the nation between 2008 and 2014, according to a new…
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HOPE Scholars Pick Up Increasing Share of College Costs
Students from low- or moderate-income families must clear ever-higher financial hurdles to complete a postsecondary program in Georgia. The HOPE…
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Georgia’s Disinvestment in Higher Education is at Expense of State’s Economic Future
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia raised next year’s tuition at Georgia Tech 9 percent on…
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Legislature’s Education Spending Plan Better, but Still Earns a “Needs Improvement”
The governor and state legislators made education funding a major talking point during the 2014 legislative session. Lawmakers made a…
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Sales Tax Flexibility Not Enough to Solve Georgia’s School Funding Crisis
Bill Analysis: House Resolution 1109 and House Bill 802 The General Assembly is considering putting a constitutional amendment to a…
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Georgia Can Learn About Higher Ed’s Importance From Volunteer State
While Tennessee pursues free tuition for all students to attend community colleges and technical schools, Georgia is moving in the…
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Teachers, Other State Workers Should Temper Raise Expectations
With all the talk about pay raises being included in the 2015 state budget, state employees and teachers are already…
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