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Overview: 2016 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education

Still About $470 Million Short of Funding Formula The $8.49 billion for public schools in Governor Deal’s budget ...
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Overview of Georgia’s 2016 Fiscal Year Budget

The $21.8 billion budget proposed for Georgia’s 2016 fiscal year projects revenue growth of about 4.2 percent in ...
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Money Matters: Increased Education Investment Linked to Higher Achievement

Money invested in student learning matters. This is the conclusion most researchers reach after examining the relationship between ...
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Better Pay for Honest Work

Raise Georgia’s Minimum Wage to Expand Middle Class, Strengthen Economy Georgia’s economy is increasingly tilted toward the types ...
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Cutting Class to Make Ends Meet 2014

Schools across Georgia continue to scramble to meet students’ needs as they cope with years of deep cuts ...
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The Schoolhouse Squeeze 2014

State Cuts, Lost Property Values Still Pinch School Districts Georgia’s 180 school districts continue to face enormous financial ...
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State of Working Georgia 2014

Workers Squeezed by Tough Labor Market, Shrinking Paychecks Georgia’s economy has improved markedly since the darkest days of ...
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Georgia Budget Primer 2015

GBPI is proud to publish the latest edition of our annual comprehensive analysis of the state’s financial blueprint, ...
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Bad Times for Good Jobs

Georgia’s Shrinking Middle Class Opportunity A good-paying job is the cornerstone of a secure middle-class life, but Georgia’s ...
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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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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 Still Climbing Out of Deep Economic Hole

State of Working Georgia:  Spring Update, 2014 Georgia continues to face serious economic challenges more than four years ...

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