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 Need-Based Aid
Current Status: Georgia is one of only two states that does not operate a need-based financial aid program. ...
Retirement in Georgia’s Public Schools
Overview The state of Georgia maintains two pension systems for employees in public schools: the Teachers Retirement ...
2021 Fast Facts on HOPE
HOPE At-a-Glance provides a quick and simple reference of the state’s six lottery-funded HOPE programs. HOPE provides ...
Casino Gambling is Wrong for Georgia
Co-authored by Jennifer Lee, senior policy analyst for higher education Casino gambling is not a stable, ...
Resources on School Vouchers
Current Status: In the 2022 Legislative Session, lawmakers may consider House Bill 60 and House Bill 142, two ...
Fast Facts on HOPE – 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
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
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
On March 28, 2020, the Georgia Department of Community Health submitted four plans to the federal government ...
What Are School Vouchers?
Vouchers Overview Georgia legislators have debated educational vouchers since the 1950s.[1] A school voucher is an amount of ...
