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
Jennifer Lee
January 12, 2022
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
Stephen Owens
August 2, 2021
Overview The state of Georgia maintains two pension systems for employees in public schools: the Teachers Retirement ...
2021 Fast Facts on HOPE
Jennifer Lee
July 19, 2021
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
Danny Kanso
February 5, 2021
Co-authored by Jennifer Lee, senior policy analyst for higher education Casino gambling is not a stable, ...
Resources on School Vouchers
Stephen Owens
January 11, 2021
Current Status: In the 2022 Legislative Session, lawmakers may consider House Bill 60 and House Bill 142, two ...
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 ...