GBPI In The News Press Struggling child care providers ask lawmakers to tap lottery funds October 13, 2023 / October 18, 2023 by Lauren Frazier The Gist ATLANTA — Child care providers and child advocates urged legislators Wednesday to invest more state funds in pre-K and early care programs at the meeting of the House Working Group on Early Childhood Education. Why It Matters According to a survey of 684 child care providers in Georgia conducted by Quality Care for Children in September, 44% […] Read more » early care programs early childhood education funding GBPI Georgia lottery reserves Pre-K school funding
GBPI In The News Press Georgia representatives spotlight underfunding of public HBCUs October 12, 2023 / October 18, 2023 by Lauren Frazier GEORGIA – Three members of the Georgia House of Representatives met earlier this month to address the underfunding of Georgia’s public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The overall disparity between predominantly Black and predominantly white land-grant universities’ funding totals over $12 billion. Though the land-grant mandate for state governments is meant to match funding […] Read more » Ashley Young funding GBPI Georgia HBCUs Higher Education school funding
Budget and Taxes Coronavirus Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets Federal Funding Given to Georgia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic August 14, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD | 1 Comment on Federal Funding Given to Georgia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Download PDF As of August 1, 2020, the federal fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic includes two major legislative packages: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). FFCRA funded free COVID-19 testing, enhanced unemployment insurance and suspended some burdensome requirements for recipients of the Supplemental […] Read more » CARES coronavirus covid funding
