ATLANTA, GEORGIA – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) proudly presents an in-depth analysis of Governor Kemp’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal, shedding light on critical aspects that impact Georgia’s public schools. GBPI’s Education Director, Dr. Stephen Owens,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is pleased to announce the release of its comprehensive overview of the proposed 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education, authored by GBPI’s Education Analyst, Ashley Young. The report provides
This section is co-authored by Director of Education Dr. Stephen Owens, Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Education Analyst Ashley Young. Georgia’s 2024 Education Budget The state budget for K-12 public schools is $11.9 billion in fiscal year
This bill analysis was co-authored by Crystal Muñoz, Immigration Analyst. In 2008, the State of Georgia began to charge undocumented students out-of-state tuition and barred them from attending certain state universities. Out-of-state tuition is two-to-four times higher than
At the House Higher Education Committee meeting on February 2, the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts presented its recent performance audit of Student Access Loans (SAL). The Department of Audits notes that Georgia’s approach to financial aid is “unique
HOPE At-a-Glance provides a quick and simple reference of the state’s six lottery-funded HOPE programs. HOPE provides grants and scholarships to students pursuing technical certificates and diplomas and associate and bachelor’s degrees. This downloadable, one-page fact sheet includes state
HOPE scholarships financially support tens of thousands of Georgia college students each year. A first-of-its-kind study from Georgia State University’s Georgia Policy Labs examines how students enrolled in colleges in the University System of Georgia gain and lose HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarships throughout
HOPE At-a-Glance provides a quick and simple reference of the state’s six lottery-funded HOPE programs. HOPE provides grants and scholarships to students pursuing technical certificates and diplomas and associate and bachelor’s degrees. This downloadable, one-page fact sheet includes state budget
Some legislators are pushing for undocumented immigrant students to be given access to in-state tuition rates at Georgia’s public colleges. Several bills on the issue are proposed in the Georgia House of Representatives. The bills, which have been assigned to
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Greater Atlanta will host its first College Affordability and Completion day at the state capitol on Monday, February 24, 2020, from 7:45 – 10 a.m. in the State
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