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Difficult Choices Made Worse by Budget Cuts: Results from GBPI’s 2020 School District Survey
Each year, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute sends a survey to every public school superintendent …
Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021
Georgia’s 2021 Education Budget Georgia lawmakers cut $1 billion from the state’s budget for the Department of Education. …
GBPI Writes Senator Perdue About the HEROES Act
GBPI recently wrote the following letter to Senators Perdue and Loeffler asking them to support the HEROES act …
Raise Revenue to Protect Georgia Families
Dear Governor Kemp and Members of the Georgia General Assembly, Thank you for your work in service of …
Georgia at a Crossroads: Raising Revenues Sensibly or Forcing Schoolchildren to Pay for Years to Come
Key Takeaways: Due to COVID-19, Georgia revenues are lagging. State leaders must either raise new revenues or make …
Crises Demand Counselors: Pandemic Underscores Need for More School Counselors, Mental Health Professionals
Key Takeaways School closures triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic mean that students are not receiving the mental health …
Online Instruction Could Leave Rural Schools, Vulnerable Students Behind
Recently, Gov. Kemp ordered the state’s public schools to close for the remainder of the academic year in …
CARES Act to Deliver Booster Shot of Additional Relief to Families, Economy Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Key Takeaways The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by Congress is a $2.2 …
Potential Voucher Expansion Leaves Students and Parents at a Loss
Bill Analysis: Senate Bill 386 (LC 49 0125) Established in 2007, the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (GSNS) is …
What Are School Vouchers?
Vouchers Overview Georgia legislators have debated educational vouchers since the 1950s.[1] A school voucher is an amount of …
Overview: Georgia’s 2021 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
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 …
Dual Enrollment Restrictions Designed to Limit Cost Growth
Bill Analysis: House Bill 444 (LC 49 0063S) Dual Enrollment acts as a crucial onramp to college for …
