Ashley Young Budget and Taxes Higher Education Reports Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education January 30, 2024 / January 30, 2024 by Ashley Young Introduction Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2025 budget allocates $3.4 billion for the Board of Regents and $486 million for the Technical College System of Georgia. University System of Georgia Funding for the teaching portion of the university system’s operating budget is set to increase to $195 million. Major highlights include: $92 million for 4% […] Read more » Budget Higher Education HOPE HOPE Career Grant HOPE Scholarship Lottery Pre-K tcsg University System of Georgia usg
Ashley Young Budget and Taxes Higher Education Reports Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs February 14, 2023 / February 14, 2023 by Ashley Young Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2024 budget includes $1.4 billion for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) and HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) financial aid programs. About $1 billion is for HOPE, and $436 million is allotted for pre-K. By the Numbers Overall, the fiscal year 2024 budget for lottery-funded HOPE programs grew by $62 million. […] Read more » Budget Higher Education HOPE HOPE Career Grant HOPE Scholarship Lottery Pre-K tcsg University System of Georgia usg
Budget and Taxes Higher Education Jennifer Lee Reports Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs January 27, 2022 / January 28, 2022 by Jennifer Lee Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2023 budget includes $1.4 billion for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten and HOPE financial aid programs. About $982 million is for HOPE and $401 million is for pre-K. Lottery-funded programs saw increases to meet projected changes in need, increase HOPE Grant and Scholarship amounts at some schools, expand HOPE Career Grants […] Read more » Budget Higher Education HOPE HOPE Career Grant HOPE Scholarship Lottery Pre-K tcsg University System of Georgia usg
Cash and Safety Net Higher Education Jennifer Lee Jennifer Owens K-12 Education Reports Worker Justice Boost Georgia’s Workforce with Affordable Child Care for Student Parents January 10, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Jennifer Lee Georgia can help produce enough college graduates to meet employer demand and improve family incomes by increasing child care funding. Nearly 1,300 Georgia single parents with low incomes are already enrolled in college programs in high-demand career fields, but the state does not set aside money to help these parents with child care. This omission […] Read more » child care Childcare and Parent Services Economic Security economy HOPE HOPE Career Grant workforce