Blog Claire Suggs Latest Tuition Hike Clouds Goal to Increase Graduates May 1, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs A college education in Georgia just got less affordable. Tuition is going up again in the wake of cuts in state funds for the university system. Families now earn less than 20 years ago. The HOPE Scholarship covers far less than it used to and many students do not receive it. A college degree is […] Read more » Education HOPE Scholarship
Blog Claire Suggs Time Runs Short to Boost Transparency, Parental Roles in Statewide School Plan March 25, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 1 Comment on Time Runs Short to Boost Transparency, Parental Roles in Statewide School Plan Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposal to create a statewide Opportunity School District (OSD) to take over persistently low-performing schools could pass out of the Georgia house and sent for the governor’s signature as soon as this week. This train needs to slow down to give lawmakers time to add better provisions for transparency, accountability and parental […] Read more » Education K-12
GBPI In The News More damage being done under the Gold Dome March 22, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Editorial: It is a good thing our intrepid lawmakers will soon leave Atlanta. I’m not sure we can stand much more of their working the will of the people. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig Education K-12 Legislature
Alan Essig Blog Senate Transportation Bill Escalates Pain for Education, Other Needs March 19, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on Senate Transportation Bill Escalates Pain for Education, Other Needs Georgia’s state senators could inflict more than twice the pain contemplated by their House counterparts if they move forward with plans to fix roads and bridges with a raid on the general fund to the tune of $442 million. The version House members sent to them proposes a “mere” $168 million whack from the general fund, […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Education State Budget State of Working Georgia State Taxes
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Opportunity School District Needs Transparency, Community Role March 13, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 1 Comment on Opportunity School District Needs Transparency, Community Role A new legislative proposal to create a statewide “Opportunity School District” aims to boost student achievement at Georgia’s most challenged schools. Close scrutiny of the measure is warranted before its proposed drastic and permanent remedies are passed into law. Georgia Senate Bill 133 sets out the parameters of Gov. Nathan Deal’s plan to allow the […] Read more » Education K-12
Blog Claire Suggs Key Questions for House Members about Opportunity School District Plan March 13, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 2 Comments on Key Questions for House Members about Opportunity School District Plan This week members of Georgia’s House are set to debate the merits of Gov. Nathan Deal’s plan to create a statewide “Opportunity School District” that aims to boost student achievement at persistently low-performing schools. Let’s hope the debate delivers answers to questions that still linger after state senators approved Senate Bill 133 last week 38-17. […] Read more » Education K-12
Blog Claire Suggs Private School Subsidy Bill Promises Sticker Shock February 19, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 8 Comments on Private School Subsidy Bill Promises Sticker Shock Georgia lawmakers are sounding out a kinproposal to create Education Savings Accounts to allow parents of private and home school children to pay expenses with state money. A new Georgia Budget and Policy Institute analysis shows using state money to subsidize education outside Georgia’s public schools will drain nearly $18 million from the state budget […] Read more » Education K-12 State Budget
GBPI In The News Savannah-Chatham schools face cramped classes January 17, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia legislators have imposed revenue reductions to the public education budget, called austerity cuts, for more than a decade, and 95 percent of the state’s cash-strapped school districts have increased class sizes to help make ends mee Read more. Read more » Education K-12 schools State Budget
Blog John McCosh State Budget, Schools and Health Care Made for Lively GBPI Conference January 9, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by John McCosh State revenues are growing just enough for Georgia to do little more than tread water. Georgia lawmakers need to address hurdles that hinder the state’s schoolchildren, such as lack of funding and early childhood education. And a growing number of states are finding ways to close the health insurance coverage gap through Medicaid expansion. Those […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Alan Essig Education health Legislative Update State Budget
GBPI In The News School standards, higher education top 2015 challenges January 9, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin High school standards and expectations after high school are among the top education issues Georgians can expect to see addressed by state leaders in 2015. Read more. Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12 Legislature
