Worker Justice Overview Building Georgia’s economy, cultivating good jobs and strengthening the workforce can ensure opportunity is broadly shared among all Georgians. Expanded access to quality job training opportunities, a higher minimum wage, tax credits that support workers and more
K-12 Education Overview All students have the right to a quality education, which is the foundation for cultivating healthy, thriving communities. This foundation begins with a committed investment in early education and K-12 public schools. A high-quality education gives rise
Criminal Legal System Reform Overview Though Georgia has made strides in reforming its criminal legal system in recent years, barriers persist to employment and economic opportunities for those impacted by Georgia’s court and carceral systems. Historic and current punitive policies
Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Overview About one in ten Georgians are foreign-born, and despite Georgia’s unwelcoming policies, many immigrants continue to call Georgia home. Immigrants are our neighbors, friends and family members. They play a key role in Georgia’s economy,
Education Overview Education is foundational to a thriving society, thus requiring robust public investment and oversight. However, for generations, public education has been kept from or weaponized against Georgians based on race, class, gender, disability, home language, immigration status and
Economic Justice Overview Economic justice refers to a fair and inclusive economy where everyone, especially people who are marginalized, can prosper. GBPI envisions a Georgia in which all people are treated as human and deserving, have the resources to support
Legislative Session 2023 finished in the usual flurry of maneuvers and votes that lasted until the final minutes of Sine Die—the 40th and final day that the Georgia General Assembly meets each year. Throughout Sine Die, GBPI remained focused
Yesterday, March 6, marked Crossover Day 2023, the day by which a bill generally must pass out of its originating legislative chamber to be considered this session by the other chamber. Several important bills passed out of their chamber and
This bill analysis was co-authored by Crystal Muñoz, Immigration Analyst. In 2008, the State of Georgia began to charge undocumented students out-of-state tuition and barred them from attending certain state universities. Out-of-state tuition is two-to-four times higher than
Senior Education Analyst Ashley Young At GBPI, Ashley leads GBPI’s focus on K-12 education while continuing her dedication to equitable financial aid higher education policy, advocacy, and research. Before joining GBPI she was a founding College Counselor at Charles R. Drew
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The Georgia Budget Primer is GBPI’s signature annual examination of state revenues and investments. It outlines Georgia’s budget changes, trends and impacts regarding taxes, education, health care, human services and criminal legal systems. This year we are taking special care to describe how federal funding contributes to Georgia’s budget.
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