Educated Youth
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Retirement in Georgia’s Public Schools
Overview The state of Georgia maintains two pension systems for employees in public schools: the Teachers Retirement …
Georgia Risks Losing Billions in Federal Funds for Public Schools
Without significant investment in the state’s public school system, the state of Georgia will violate a federal requirement …
Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022
This section is co-authored by K-12 Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Stephen Owens and Higher Education Senior Policy Analyst …
Fund Georgia’s Future and Partners Recommend a Plan for ARPA Funding
Dear Superintendent Woods: The undersigned civil rights and education advocacy organizations in Georgia write to provide …
Betting on our Future: Results from Pre-K Survey on Lottery Funding, Effects of COVID-19
This report was co-authored by Stephen Owens, Ph.D, Senior Policy Analyst & Denae Clowers, Policy Intern …
Crossover Day 2021: Lawmakers Approve Some People-First Measures, But More Needed
Yesterday marked Crossover Day 2021, the day by which a bill generally must pass out of its legislative …
School Vouchers: Myth vs. Fact
Debates around school funding and the best use of public dollars are rife with confusion. Discussion around school …
Testimony on Senate Bill 47
Dear Chairman Payne and Members of the Georgia Senate Committee on Education and Youth: By way of introduction my name is Stephen Owens, and …
Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
Co-authored by Jennifer Lee, Senior Policy Analyst and Stephen Owens, Ph.D, Senior Policy Analyst Gov. Brian …
Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 provides Georgia’s public schools $10.2 billion, a …
Hundreds of Millions of Dollars at Stake for a Failed Policy | Bill Analysis: House Bill 60 (LC 49 0301)
Update on Feb. 25, 2021: A new substitute for House Bill 60 (LC 49 0460S) lowers …
Resources on School Vouchers
Current Status: This session lawmakers have considered House Bill 60, House Bill 142 and Senate Bill 47, three …
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