Author Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Private School Scholarships to Divert $30 Million More in Revenue February 20, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs Championed as a quasi-voucher bill by its author, House Bill 140 would expand Georgia’s private school scholarship tax credit program from $50 million to $80 million, diverting an additional $30 million in potential state revenue from the general fund. The program provides dollar for dollar tax credits to taxpayers who contribute to private school scholarships […] Read more » Education HOPE Scholarship
Alan Essig Blog K-12 Education Improved Access to HOPE Grant a Start, but Georgia’s Higher Ed Goals Call for More February 13, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig Gov. Nathan Deal deserves a pat on the back for his support of state Rep. Stacey Evans’ proposal to lower the GPA requirement for the lottery-funded HOPE Grant, which will give more students access to workforce education at technical colleges. Still, much more needs to be done if the state is going to meet its […] Read more » Education HOPE Scholarship
Author Budget and Taxes Claire Suggs Featured K-12 Education Reports Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget for PK-12 February 5, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Claire Suggs New Plan Continues $1 Billion Underfunding of QBE The overview of Georgia’s 2014 fiscal year budget for K-12 education report reviews the proposed FY 2014 budget and the impact it has on early childhood and K-12 education. Georgia continues to shortchange its K-12 students. The Quality Basic Education (QBE) program, the primary mechanism for distributing […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12 Pre-K State Budget
Author Budget and Taxes Claire Suggs Higher Education K-12 Education Reports Overview: Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Higher Education February 5, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Claire Suggs Georgia Balances the Books by Making Higher Education Less Accessible The overview of Georgia’s 2014 fiscal year budget for higher education report analyzes the impact it has on higher education. Georgia plans to continue down a path that makes its university and technical college education less available to all but its highest achieving or most […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education Higher Education State Budget
Alan Essig Author Blog More Support for Georgia Education Applauded at Policy Conference January 29, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Georgia should increase support for education and workforce development and reverse its recent course of cutting spending for services vital to the state’s economic health. I pressed that point during my remarks at our annual policy conference last Friday, as 180 business leaders, educators and policymakers got together at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta to […] Read more » Alan Essig economic development economy Education
Blog Growing Inequality Threatens Georgia’s Economy December 19, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Posted by Wesley Tharpe We often hear about the social and cultural differences that divide Georgians of different backgrounds –but what about the economic differences that divide Georgia too? The state’s gap between the haves and have-nots has never been greater, and unless reversed, it will continue to undermine opportunity and economic growth. Georgia has […] Read more » Economic Security Education medicaid poverty Safety Net Wesley Tharpe
Blog Claire Suggs The Clock is Ticking, and Georgia is Falling Further Behind December 13, 2012 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 2 Comments on The Clock is Ticking, and Georgia is Falling Further Behind School kids in five states will be spending at least 300 more hours learning next school year, as calendars are expanded for certain schools in those states. Education leaders in Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee are taking this step because a growing body of research indicates that more time at school improves student […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Claire Suggs Education
GBPI In The News Georgia Voices: The amendments — ‘No’ to charters; ‘Yes’ to contract Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal – Georgia Voices The amendments — ‘No’ to charters ‘Yes’ to contract November 2, 2012 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI recently released education report Survey Says: Trouble for Schools is referenced in this article on the state charter school amendment; read full article here. Read more » charter school Education
GBPI In The News Study shows recession hit pupils, teachers in metro Atlanta school districts as hard as rest of Georgia October 28, 2012 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Saporta Report writes about GBPI’s education report, Survey Says Trouble for Schools; read full article here. Read more » Education State Budget
Author Blog K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler Trouble for Georgia School Districts October 25, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Posted by Taifa S. Butler If Georgia is going to grow jobs and stabilize the state’s economy, then it’s time for us to make investing in education our fundamental priority. Georgia’s future depends on its ability to attract employers, create jobs, and grow the economy, and a key ingredient to this is a highly skilled […] Read more » Education K-12 State Budget Taifa Smith Butler
