Blogs
New Administration, New(ish) Immigration Rules: Policy Continuity and Change Under President Biden and the Experience of Georgia Communities
Crystal Muñoz
October 22, 2021
Key Takeaways Georgia has 18,000 DACA recipients. These recipients rely on DACA to be able to work and ...
Advancing Equity: Ensuring Immigrant Families Can Access the Expanded Child Tax Credit
Ife Finch Floyd
October 13, 2021
Key takeaways: The Child Tax Credit has the power to significantly reduce the racial and ethnic disparities in ...
Breaking Down the Federal Recovery Proposal
Caitlin Highland
September 30, 2021
The recovery legislation taking shape in the House of Representatives will allow our families and our economy to ...
It’s Not Too Late: Georgia Families Can Still Get Their Checks
Ife Finch Floyd
September 22, 2021
Note: This piece has been updated to reflect an extended deadline to use Code for America’s IRS-approved portal. ...
Risk without Reward: Georgia Workers Deserve Better
Ray Khalfani
September 2, 2021
Key Takeaways This Labor Day offers an opportunity to recalibrate our policy approach to better protect labor in ...
How Federal Higher Education Proposals Affect Georgia
Jennifer Lee
September 1, 2021
Key Takeaways: Federal lawmakers face multiple opportunities to support college affordability and completion for Georgians. Increasing Pell Grants ...
Immigrant-Inclusive Tax Credits Are More Important Than Ever
Crystal Muñoz
August 10, 2021
Key Takeaways The changes made to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) ...
Updated: Georgia Risks Losing Billions in Federal Funds for Public Schools
Stephen Owens
July 29, 2021
UPDATE: On 8/6/21 the U.S. Department of Education released updated guidance on the calculation for Maintenance of Equity ...
Keeping and Losing HOPE
Jennifer Lee
July 1, 2021
HOPE scholarships financially support tens of thousands of Georgia college students each year. A first-of-its-kind study from Georgia State University’s Georgia Policy ...
Fostering Recovery and Prosperity: Guidelines for Georgia Agencies Receiving American Rescue Plan Funds
Caitlin Highland
June 29, 2021
Under the American Rescue Plan, several state agencies are set to receive significant funding to help address the effects of the pandemic. ...
Why Scaling Back Unemployment Insurance Could Harm Recovery
Ray Khalfani
June 24, 2021
Key Takeaways: Georgia is three days away from prematurely cutting pandemic unemployment insurance (UI). The changes will harm ...
Fund Georgia’s Future and Partners Recommend a Plan for ARPA Funding
Stephen Owens
May 19, 2021
Dear Superintendent Woods: The undersigned civil rights and education advocacy organizations in Georgia write to provide ...

