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Helping Students Navigate Financial Aid Forms Offers Georgia Big Return

Janai Raphael’s job as a college advisor at Maynard Jackson High School in Atlanta often means she plays ...
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A Reflection: The Poor People’s Campaign and Dr. King’s Economic Vision

By Charles Johnson, GBPI Board Member and General Counsel, VP of External Affairs for Tuskegee University Much attention ...
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Shifting Public Funds to Private Schools: High Costs, Poor Track Record

Georgia lawmakers created multiple pathways to shift public funds to private schools in recent years. These schemes risk ...
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Valuable Progress, More Work Ahead for Public School Funding

Georgia lawmakers reached a critical milestone during the 2018 legislative session: They ended 16 years of shortchanging the ...
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Lawmakers Pass Need-Based Aid Bill, What’s Next?

On the last day of Georgia’s 2018 legislative session, the Senate passed a bill that aims to help ...
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Proposed Rule on Food Assistance Would Limit State Flexibility

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is submitting objections this week to a proposed federal rule change that ...
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Sine Die 2018: Education Gets its Due

A fully funded K-12 education formula. Hasty and sweeping tax changes. Georgia’s first foray into need-based financial aid ...
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Legislative Watch Day 39: State Budget, Education Vouchers and More

As the 2018 General Assembly nears the closing gavel, Georgia lawmakers are trying to find a path to ...
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Planned Federal Food Assistance Changes a Threat to Georgians, Grocers

The White House proposed a 2019 budget last month that makes steep cuts to one of the strongest ...
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Lawmakers Approve Major Tax Plan, Still Reviewing Several Tax Breaks

Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Post Crossover Day 2018 A range of tax bills are still in the ...
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Legislation Proposes Steps to Improve Rural Health Care, Omits Major Coverage Solution

State lawmakers introduced several bills this year aiming to improve access to health care in rural Georgia. Six ...
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All Georgians Stand to Lose from Immigrant Crackdown Measure

Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill that poses serious risk to the state’s immigrant community and could harm ...

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