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What Are School Vouchers?
Download PDF Vouchers Overview Georgia legislators have debated educational vouchers since the 1950s.[1] A school voucher is an amount of…
K-12 Education
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Report
Overview: Georgia’s 2021 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Download PDF Governor Kemp’s budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2021 provides Georgia’s public schools $10.9 billion, a $272 million increase above current funding. The largest single addition provides funding for…
Analysis
Dual Enrollment Restrictions Designed to Limit Cost Growth
Download PDF Bill Analysis: House Bill 444 (LC 49 0063S) Dual Enrollment acts as a crucial onramp to college for…
Blog
Reject Policies that Make Education Less Fair Across Georgia
Last fall we published a report exploring the connection between Georgia’s legacy of slavery and Jim Crow and its impact…
Report
State of Education Funding in Georgia (2020)
Download PDF Georgia’s public schools are funded through a law passed in 1985 called the Quality Basic Education Act, or…
GBPI 2020 Policy Priorities
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians share…
Blog
Heading into a New Decade with Gratitude and Intention
Today marks the last day of 2019 and the end of the decade and GBPI’s 15th anniversary year. We’ll officially…
Report
Effects of School Funding Cuts Continue to Linger
Download PDF Education itself extends beyond the role of a society’s public good. It is not just morally right to…
Report
Dual Enrollment Requires Sustainable Funding to Promote High School and College Success
Download PDF Overview Dual Enrollment presents an opportunity to better prepare students for success in both high school and college.…
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