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Teaching Pre-K Children Shouldn’t Require a Vow of Poverty
Claire Suggs
July 9, 2014
Pre-Kindergarten teachers are the reason children of all backgrounds across Georgia are better prepared to start school and ...
Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s Rebound
Wesley Tharpe
June 26, 2014
Low Revenues Keeping Georgia on a Path to Mediocrity, 2014 Update Georgia is one of the lowest-taxed states ...
Starbucks’ Venti Plan to Advance Educational Opportunities
Taifa Smith Butler
June 20, 2014
This week Starbucks gave me new appreciation for corporations that value employees and show it in meaningful ways. ...
New Report: At the Bottom of a Broken Ladder
Melissa Johnson
June 19, 2014
Georgia could give its low income working families the chance to live better lives and contribute more to ...
At the Bottom of a Broken Ladder
Melissa Johnson
June 19, 2014
A Profile of Georgia’s Low-Income Working Families Nearly four in ten of Georgia’s working families with children are ...
Georgia College Graduates Start Life with Big Debt Burden
Claire Suggs
June 12, 2014
Student loan debt in Georgia is a growing burden for its college students, but state policymakers are not ...
Hold off Celebration for Modest State Revenue Growth
Alan Essig
June 11, 2014
Georgia’s revenues are up 4.5 percent over the first 11 months of the 2014 fiscal year. Still, revenues ...
Georgia’s Rural Health System Needs Comprehensive Exam
Timothy Sweeney
June 6, 2014
Georgia’s recently appointed Rural Hospital Stabilization Committee will convene Monday, June 9 for the first time and it ...
Summer Nutrition Programs Need More Partners
Melissa Johnson
June 5, 2014
Georgia summer nutrition programs served less than one in seven needy children in 2013, according to a new ...
Income Taxes Aren’t Driving Georgians to Change States
Wesley Tharpe
May 29, 2014
Georgia’s tax rates do not cause residents to pull up stakes and leave for nearby states with lower ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2014 Session Recap
Wesley Tharpe
May 28, 2014
Tax Measures Further Whittle Away Revenues Revised May 28, 2014 A collection of tax measures that will drain ...
State Shortchanges Public Schools Again
Claire Suggs
May 22, 2014
Georgia is underfunding public schools by $747 million in the 2015 fiscal year that starts July 1, continuing ...
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