Learning the Basics
Overview
GBPI’s research covers a broad range of policy areas. Below you’ll find key resources, including reports, fact sheets, videos and more that help navigate state spending, Georgia’s education landscape, health care, safety net programs and economic issues.
Resources on School Vouchers
Stephen Owens
January 11, 2021
Current Status: Lawmakers have filed HB 60, a bill that would enact a voucher program to take hundreds …
Fast Facts on HOPE – 2020
Jennifer Lee
July 29, 2020
HOPE At-a-Glance provides a quick and simple reference of the state’s six lottery-funded HOPE programs. HOPE provides grants …
Fast Facts on Student Access Loans
Jennifer Lee
July 2, 2020
Student Access Loans (SAL), or Low-Interest Loans, are student loans funded by lottery dollars. The program …
TANF Funding and COVID-19: A Critical Opportunity
Alex Camardelle
April 8, 2020
Gap Between Black and white children The COVID-19 pandemic will have an outsized impact on Black Georgians, …
Georgia Seeks New Medicaid Changes in Response to COVID-19
Laura Harker
April 2, 2020
On March 28, 2020, the Georgia Department of Community Health submitted four plans to the federal government …
What Are School Vouchers?
Stephen Owens
February 12, 2020
Vouchers Overview Georgia legislators have debated educational vouchers since the 1950s.[1] A school voucher is an amount of …