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
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
Since FY 2011, lawmakers have appropriated an average of $60 million more every year for HOPE Scholarships and Grants than students receive.[1] Over time, the state treasury has amassed nearly $1.3 billion in lottery reserves built up from unspent surplus
Soon more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some postsecondary education, but this goal is out of reach for too many Georgians due to financial roadblocks. Georgia led the nation on student financial aid and college access with
The Patients First Act (SB 106) could significantly change health care in Georgia, but questions remain. Medicaid expansion has proven successful and the Section 1115 waiver can increase Medicaid income eligibility up to the poverty line, but state leaders are
Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2020 budget includes an additional $47.7 million in lottery funds, bringing the total for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten and HOPE financial aid programs to $1.25 billion. About $870 million is for HOPE and $379 million is for
Georgia’s lottery pays for both ends of student learning: pre- Kindergarten for four-year-olds, and HOPE scholarships for college and tech school students. But Pre-K fans complain waiting lists across the state for some 5500 children are proof the system is not as
In the wake of a new analysis showing the Georgia Lottery’s unrestricted reserve has crossed $600 million, in addition to the $500 million in reserves required by law, former state representative and candidate in the Democratic primary for governor Stacey Evans said in
Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed 2019 budget includes $70.5 million in added lottery funds, bringing the total for Georgia’s lottery-funded Pre-Kindergarten and HOPE financial aid programs to $1.2 billion. About $834 million is for HOPE and $367 million is for Pre-K.
Higher Education Budget Overview The Legislature is directing $2.3 billion to the university system and $361 million to the technical college system. About $114 million of the state’s General Fund is allotted to the Georgia Student Finance Commission for scholarship,
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