GBPI In The News Need-based tuition assistance can help Georgia reach its goals October 21, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Op-ed by GBPI’s Claire Suggs — Georgia leaders want to add 250,000 college graduates by 2025 as part of its official Complete College Georgia program. It’s hard to see how that happens in just eight years without a course correction. State leaders set that goal after concluding that 60 percent of jobs in Georgia will require […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education HOPE Scholarship
GBPI In The News HOPE for whom? September 16, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin New analysis of Georgia’s aid program for top students — a model for those of many other states — finds that it is missing many low-income and minority students. Read the full article on Inside Higher Ed. Read more » Claire Suggs Education Higher Education HOPE Scholarship
Blog Higher Education Taifa Smith Butler When HOPE Falls Short, Georgia Loses September 16, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler When I read more than 10,000 financially-strapped students were dropped off Georgia’s college rolls in the 2014-2015 school year in a report we published last week, I was reminded again how fortunate I was to get help based on my modest finances at critical times so I could stay in class. I can’t count the […] Read more » Financial Aid Higher Education HOPE Scholarship
GBPI In The News Poor students and minorities fall behind on Georgia HOPE money September 8, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Less than half of the students in Georgia’s public colleges and universities benefit from the state’s main Lottery-funded scholarships, according to a new report, while minorities and poor students are even less likely to benefit from the merit-based programs. Read the full article on The Moultrie Observer. Read more » Claire Suggs Education HOPE Scholarship
GBPI In The News Is HOPE Scholarship lifting middle-class students while leaving poor kids behind? September 7, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia has thousands of low-income students who cannot afford college because they don’t qualify for the HOPE Scholarship or its more lucrative offspring, the Zell Miller Scholarship. HOPE pays for 70 to 85 percent of tuition depending on which public campus students attend, while Zell Miller covers full tuition.s. Read the full article on ajc.com. Read more » Claire Suggs Education HOPE Scholarship
Author Claire Suggs K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Overview: 2017 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs February 4, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget of nearly $1.05 billion for the state’s lottery-funded programs adds money for needed enhancements to the Pre-Kindergarten program and financial aid for technical college students but falls short of meeting many families’ needs. The nearly $358 million allotted for Pre-K provides money to raise teachers’ salaries, and the $689 million […] Read more » Claire Suggs education budget HOPE Scholarship Pre-K
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Pre-K and HOPE Rebound in 2017 Budget, Still Room to Improve February 4, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs The nearly $1.05 billion for lottery-funded programs in Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget adds money to increase Pre-Kindergarten teachers’ salaries and expands a grant program for technical college students. These are helpful steps to improve the quality of the Pre-K program and make college more affordable for some students. But more needs to done to […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education HOPE Scholarship Pre-K State Budget
GBPI In The News Record lottery profits have some eyeing scholarship bumps October 19, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin The Georgia Lottery hit jackpot with record profits in the first quarter of the state fiscal year, and that has advocates hoping for more scholarship dollars. Read more. Read more » casino Claire Suggs HOPE Scholarship
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
GBPI In The News If education is the key, why is Georgia doing this? March 23, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin U.S. Sen. David Perdue had harsh words for President Obama after Obama’s visit to Georgia Tech earlier this month. The president had come to highlight the importance of education and his administration’s efforts to make college more affordable, but Perdue was having none of it. Read more. Read more » college-tuition HOPE Scholarship tuition
