Educated Youth
Overview
School Backpack Drives Offer Insight into Equitable School Funding
Students are back in class in Georgia now and many students from low-income families are carrying new backpacks …
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for GBPI’s People-First Plan
An overwhelming majority of Georgians want the state to invest in people-first strategies including expanded access to education …
Georgia K-12 Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Education Funding in Georgia: Financial Challenges for Schools Remain Lawmakers reached a critical benchmark with the 2019 budget: …
Georgia Budget Primer 2019
Click on the links below to learn about different policy areas of the 2019 budget. State Budget K-12 …
Tireless Effort Culminates in Full Funding for Schools
One of GBPI’s key goals is to ensure all Georgia students get the chance to attend great public …
Shifting Public Funds to Private Schools: High Costs, Poor Track Record
Georgia lawmakers created multiple pathways to shift public funds to private schools in recent years. These schemes risk …
Valuable Progress, More Work Ahead for Public School Funding
Georgia lawmakers reached a critical milestone during the 2018 legislative session: They ended 16 years of shortchanging the …
Sine Die 2018: Education Gets its Due
A fully funded K-12 education formula. Hasty and sweeping tax changes. Georgia’s first foray into need-based financial aid …
Legislative Watch Day 39: State Budget, Education Vouchers and More
As the 2018 General Assembly nears the closing gavel, Georgia lawmakers are trying to find a path to …
Lawmakers Push to Shift Public Money to Private Schools
Georgia lawmakers seem determined to subsidize private schools with public dollars. Witness several bills in the 2018 General …
Crossover Day Delivers Mixed Bag for Education, Tax Policy
Legislation to allow the use of state money for private schools stalled on Crossover Day 2018, while a …
Time for Lawmakers to Choose Students Over Tax Cuts
Lawmakers are racing to pass a risky tax package that drains $1.4 billion a year from the state …
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