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Teaching Pre-K Children Shouldn’t Require a Vow of Poverty

Pre-Kindergarten teachers are the reason children of all backgrounds across Georgia are better prepared to start school and ...
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Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s Rebound

Low Revenues Keeping Georgia on a Path to Mediocrity, 2014 Update Georgia is one of the lowest-taxed states ...
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Starbucks’ Venti Plan to Advance Educational Opportunities

This week Starbucks gave me new appreciation for corporations that value employees and show it in meaningful ways. ...
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New Report: At the Bottom of a Broken Ladder

Georgia could give its low income working families the chance to live better lives and contribute more to ...
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At the Bottom of a Broken Ladder

A Profile of Georgia’s Low-Income Working Families Nearly four in ten of Georgia’s working families with children are ...
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Georgia College Graduates Start Life with Big Debt Burden

Student loan debt in Georgia is a growing burden for its college students, but state policymakers are not ...
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Hold off Celebration for Modest State Revenue Growth

Georgia’s revenues are up 4.5 percent over the first 11 months of the 2014 fiscal year. Still, revenues ...
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Georgia’s Rural Health System Needs Comprehensive Exam

Georgia’s recently appointed Rural Hospital Stabilization Committee will convene Monday, June 9 for the first time and it ...
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Summer Nutrition Programs Need More Partners

Georgia summer nutrition programs served less than one in seven needy children in 2013, according to a new ...
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Income Taxes Aren’t Driving Georgians to Change States

Georgia’s tax rates do not cause residents to pull up stakes and leave for nearby states with lower ...
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2014 Session Recap

Tax Measures Further Whittle Away Revenues Revised May 28, 2014 A collection of tax measures that will drain ...
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State Shortchanges Public Schools Again

Georgia is underfunding public schools by $747 million in the 2015 fiscal year that starts July 1, continuing ...

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