GBPI In The News Press Georgia schools superintendent eyes revamped funding approach in 2024 legislative session November 14, 2023 / December 14, 2023 by Lauren Frazier Public schools make up the biggest portion of Georgia’s state budget, so when lawmakers head to Atlanta each January to fund the government and pass new laws, education always has a prominent role. This January could see delivery on efforts to make students living in poverty a priority in the state’s funding formula, new pay […] Read more » Budget Surplus early care and education education budget fiscal management Fiscal Policy fiscal year 2024 FY 2024 georgia-budget k-12 education public funds public school school budget School Buses state investments state spending Surplus Funds Undesignated Reserves
Bill Analysis Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Stephen Owens Fact Sheet: Voucher Dollars Take from the Many to Benefit the Few March 22, 2023 / March 24, 2023 by Stephen Owens Using data from the state’s expenses for the existing tax credit voucher and comparing to population data, it’s clear that vouchers drain money from rural Georgia to benefit a few counties. Fulton County, for example, only has 10 percent of the state’s population, but used over 20 percent of the total tax credit […] Read more » education budget k-12 education k12 Private School Scholarships private schools public-schools school vouchers
Bill Analysis Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Stephen Owens Bill Analysis: SB 233 March 14, 2023 / March 14, 2023 by Stephen Owens | 3 Comments on Bill Analysis: SB 233 Key Takeaways Senate Bill 233 is conservatively projected to cost an additional $150 million upon full implementation This voucher would divert public funds from schools serving majority Black students and majority living in poverty State lawmakers concerned about Georgia’s children should reject SB 233 and consider legislation like SB 284 or HB 668 which provide […] Read more » education budget k-12 education k12 Private School Scholarships private schools public-schools school vouchers
GBPI In The News Georgia’s education funding formula: It’s complicated February 13, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill The General Assembly is unlikely to change Georgia’s education funding formula this session, legislators have told Capitol Beat. A state Senate study committee chaired by Sen. Mike Dugan, R-Carrollton, met several times last fall to consider changes to the state’s complicated education funding method, which was established in 1985. The formula provides funds to local […] Read more » education budget k-12 education QBE
Author Claire Suggs K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Overview: 2017 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs February 4, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget of nearly $1.05 billion for the state’s lottery-funded programs adds money for needed enhancements to the Pre-Kindergarten program and financial aid for technical college students but falls short of meeting many families’ needs. The nearly $358 million allotted for Pre-K provides money to raise teachers’ salaries, and the $689 million […] Read more » Claire Suggs education budget HOPE Scholarship Pre-K
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Governor’s FY 2012 Education Budget Proposals: The Cuts Continue January 21, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Education, Board of Regents, Technical College System of Georgia, and Pre-K and HOPE Scholarship programs. Download the PDF. Read more » Board of Regents Education education budget FY 2012 HOPE Scholarship Pre-K State Budget Technical College System of Georgia
