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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 ...
COVID-19 Has Exacerbated the Inequities Inherent in Incarceration
Key Takeaways: Prior to the pandemic, the GDC population was rising, leaving those within densely populated ...
Federal Funding Given to Georgia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
As of August 1, 2020, the federal fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic includes two major legislative packages: ...
Beyond the Unemployment Rate: You Can’t Tell the Whole Truth with Half of the Data
Key Takeaways: The unemployment rate, labor force participation rate (LFPR), employment to population rate (EPOP) and underemployment rate ...
New Support for Students Who Receive Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
A Spanish-Language PDF is also available here. From now until Sept. 18, families of school children who receive ...
Georgia Revenue Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021
Budget Basics Georgia’s 2021 fiscal year runs July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The total budget available ...
Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021
The $25.9 billion state budget signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp for the 2021 fiscal year starting ...
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. ...
Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021
The $796 million FY 2021 budget for the Department of Human Services reduces spending to protect the safety ...
Georgia Health Care Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021
Georgia’s 2021 Health Care Budget Three state agencies are primarily responsible for health care services in Georgia: the ...
Georgia Criminal Legal System Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2021
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) budget for 2021 is $1.1 billion. The department oversees all aspects of ...
The Impact of Racism on Georgia’s Safety Net
CW: To highlight the problematic narratives surrounding safety net programs, this piece quotes racist statements opponents of these ...
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