Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Education Reform Commission Threatens to Cement in $421 Million Cut November 4, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 5 Comments on Education Reform Commission Threatens to Cement in $421 Million Cut Hover your mouse over the map to view information for each school district. See how we calculated these numbers by downloading this spreadsheet. Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission is poised to recommend a new school funding formula that threatens to make permanent deep cuts to the existing funding formula and grant programs. The General Assembly […] Read more » Claire Suggs education budget cuts K-12
John McCosh K-12 Education Public Education Austerity Cuts Persist in New State Spending Plan October 30, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by John McCosh | 3 Comments on Public Education Austerity Cuts Persist in New State Spending Plan Georgia is underfunding its K-12 programs to the tune of about $660 million this school year, according to the state’s own formula. Plans emerging from the governor’s Education Reform Commission threaten to lock in most of the cuts for the long term. Ongoing state funding shortfalls flagged by GBPI’s education expert Claire Suggs are among […] Read more » Education education budget cuts
GBPI In The News Study Says Georgia Underfunds Education May 21, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GPB News relies on data from GBPI’s K-12 education report; GBPI analyst Cedric Johnson is quoted in full article. Read more » Cedric Johnson Education education budget cuts GPB News Jeanne Bonner K-12
GBPI In The News State education funding on decline since 2001, reports say May 20, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Reporter Lee Shearer uses data from GBPI education analyst Cedric Johnson’s education analysis report. Johnson is quoted here. Read more » Athens Banner-Herald Cedric Johnson Education education budget cuts Higher Education K-12 Lee Shearer