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
Budget and Taxes Higher Education Jennifer Lee K-12 Education Stephen Owens Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs January 27, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Jennifer Lee Download PDF Co-authored by Jennifer Lee, Senior Policy Analyst and Stephen Owens, Ph.D, Senior Policy Analyst Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 2022 budget includes $1.3 billion for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten and HOPE financial aid programs. About $903 million is for HOPE, and $381 million is for pre-K. Lottery-funded programs saw small increases to meet […] Read more » HOPE Lottery lottery-funded Pre-K
Higher Education Jennifer Lee People Powered Prosperity Reports Uncategorized Moving HOPE Forward into the 21st Century September 14, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Jennifer Lee Download PDF HOPE has made college more accessible and affordable for more almost two million college students since Georgia voters approved the creation of the lottery-funded HOPE Scholarships and Grants more than 25 years ago. Georgia needs to develop and harness all its people’s talents in order for the economy to recover and stay competitive. […] Read more » Financial Aid Higher Education HOPE HOPE Scholarship Zell Miller Zell Miller Scholarship Program
Blog Higher Education Jennifer Lee People Powered Prosperity Keeping Pre-K Stable Helps Georgia Children and Parents June 17, 2020 / July 28, 2020 by Jennifer Lee Key Takeaways Agency budget proposals for lottery-funded programs included no cuts to HOPE and $53 million in cuts to pre-K. This would mean the elimination of 4,000 slots for Pre-K students, 13 fewer instructional days for children and six fewer teacher planning days. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to restore the 4,000 pre-K slots that […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts Higher Education HOPE Lottery Pre-K
Coronavirus Higher Education Jennifer Lee Reports Commonsense Solutions Can Mitigate Unprecedented Cuts to Higher Education May 21, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Jennifer Lee Download PDF Key Takeaways Pending budget cuts to the University System of Georgia have the potential to reverse years of progress, lowering instructional quality, increasing dropout rates and hampering upward mobility. Similar cuts to the Technical College System could have negative long-term effects as less money flows to colleges for retraining displaced workers and educating […] Read more » college coronavirus covid HOPE Lottery tcsg Technical College System of Georgia University System of Georgia usg
Higher Education Jennifer Lee Reports Overview: Georgia’s 2021 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs January 29, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Jennifer Lee Download PDF Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2021 budget includes $1.3 billion for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten and HOPE financial aid programs. About $888 million is for HOPE and $392 million is for pre-K. HOPE awards were not affected by budget cuts, though administrative costs and technical assistance funded by the lottery were cut by 4 percent […] Read more » Budget Higher Education HOPE Pre-K State Budget
Jennifer Lee Past Events Webinar: 2019 Georgia Higher Education Data Book September 12, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Jennifer Lee On October 3, 2019, from 11:00 am – 11:45 EST we will be hosting a webinar that discusses the 2019 Georgia Higher Education Data Book with Policy Analyst Jennifer Lee and Digital Organizer Brian Nuñez from Georgia Shift. The data book provides a snapshot of differences in educational attainment throughout Georgia and how higher education […] Read more » Financial Aid higher ed Higher Education HOPE scholarships
GBPI In The News As HOPE marks 25 years, some say changes could aid more students September 7, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Jhai James This month marks the 25th anniversary of the first scholarships offered through the HOPE program, funded by Georgia Lottery proceeds. While state data shows six consecutive years of more money awarded in scholarships, some say there are issues that must be addressed to make the HOPE program more beneficial to students and cost-effective. Read the […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Education Higher Education HOPE HOPE grants HOPE Scholarship