GBPI In The News Austerity cuts hit school system budgets hard December 7, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Removing austerity cuts to the state’s formula in providing funding to public schools was one of a number of issues brought before Floyd County legislators during a joint meeting with local school boards Thursday. Members of the boards of education for the Rome and Floyd County school systems, along with their superintendents, had a chance […] Read more » Education K-12 Legislature
GBPI In The News Most Georgia schools graded D or F by the state serve low-income kids December 5, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin In its new analysis of the grades awarded to schools by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute found most schools where at least half of students are low-income earned a D or F, including 99 percent of extreme-poverty schools. (The institute defined extreme poverty as 75 percent or more of students coming from […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Tackle Poverty’s Effects to Improve School Performance December 4, 2017 / March 18, 2021 by Claire Suggs | 1 Comment on Tackle Poverty’s Effects to Improve School Performance Seventy percent of Georgia school district leaders say poverty is the most significant out-of-school issue that limits student learning. That key finding in a new Georgia Budget and Policy Institute survey reinforces an analysis of the grades issued to schools in 2016 that reveals a tight connection between whether a school sits in a high-poverty […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12 poverty schools teachers
Blog Claire Suggs Health Justice K-12 Education Updated: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Georgia’s Most Vulnerable Students September 21, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs More than 118,000 students in Georgia cope with disabilities. Some are students with visual or hearing impairments while others have autism or developmental delays. Many have learning disabilities, speech impairments or other intellectual or physical disabilities. These children need extra support to attend classes with their peers and fulfill their potential. This extra support requires […] Read more » Claire Suggs Federal Medicaid Cuts Georgia Department of Education Graham-Cassidy health health-care K-12 medicaid
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Georgia’s Tax Credit School Scholarship Program Lacks Accountability August 31, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs Proposals to create school voucher programs, including tax credit scholarship programs, continue to pop up in a growing number of states and at the federal level. This has spurred some voucher proponents to call for greater accountability for schools participating in these programs. This would be a welcome change in Georgia. The state’s tax credit […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education Georgia Department of Education K-12 school vouchers tax credit scholarship program
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Georgia’s Most Vulnerable Students July 13, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs More than 118,000 students in Georgia cope with disabilities. Some are students with visual or hearing impairments while others have autism or developmental delays. Many have learning disabilities, speech impairments or other intellectual or physical disabilities. These children need extra support to attend classes with their peers and fulfill their potential. This extra support requires […] Read more » Education health K-12 medicaid
Budget Primer Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Georgia K-12 Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018 July 12, 2017 / August 4, 2020 by Claire Suggs Education Funding in Georgia: Financial Challenges for Schools Remain Georgia is spending nearly $12.3 billion on education in the 2018 fiscal year, or about 51.7 percent of the state’s budget. The Department of Early Care and Learning receives $61.5 million and $9.4 billion goes to the Department of Education. The Legislature is directing $2.3 billion […] Read more » K-12 Pre-K
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Medicaid Cuts Threaten Student Learning, School District Finances June 19, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs Medicaid protects Georgia’s children. Nearly half of our children, or 1.3 million, are able to go to a doctor and access other health care services through Medicaid benefits. This helps them stay healthy and in the classroom so they can keep up with schoolwork. The proposed cuts to Medicaid contained in the American Health Care […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education health K-12 medicaid
Claire Suggs Reports School District Funding Squeeze Continues June 8, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs School districts across Georgia face financial challenges that limit their ability to meet the needs of all students, especially when they’re from low-income families. This jeopardizes Georgia’s economic future. The state needs a skilled workforce to attract and develop industries with jobs that pay well. Tomorrow’s workforce is in classrooms across the state today. Instead […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12 Legislature public-schools State Health Benefit Plan
Blog Budget and Taxes Taifa Smith Butler Many Georgia Families Get Raw Deal in President’s Callous Budget May 26, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Georgians stand to lose a lot if the president’s proposed budget released this week is approved. Not only does the plan jeopardize Georgia’s fiscal stability, it also would diminish the ability of millions of Georgians to meet basic living standards, such as putting food on the table, maintaining a roof over their heads and accessing […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts health health-care K-12 medicaid Taifa Smith Butler
