GBPI In The News Pre-k turns 20: Should it be an equal priority to HOPE? September 4, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI’s recently released report on Georgia’s Pre-K program and the HOPE program is cited in this article on the Pre-K program. Read full article here. Read more » Cedric Johnson HOPE Scholarship Pre-K
Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Access to Quality Pre-K Classrooms Key to Georgia Remaining a Leader in Early Learning August 30, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 1 Comment on Access to Quality Pre-K Classrooms Key to Georgia Remaining a Leader in Early Learning Georgia’s reputation as a leader in early childhood education is slipping away. Despite an abundance of evidence that early learning is a key to success later in life, particularly for low-income and at-risk youth, recent spending cuts mean Georgia’s Pre-Kindergarten program will serve 2,000 fewer children in the coming school year. Class sizes have grown, […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Pre-K pre-K funding
Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education May 17, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 6 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education report reviews the enacted FY 2013 budget and the impact it has on early childhood and K-12 education. Education leaders face the challenge of educating more than 1.7 million youth in a new normal environment – largely defined by fewer available resources at the state and local level […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Cedric Johnson Education FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysis K-12 Pre-K State Budget
Alan Essig Blog Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Op-ed: Hope Reform 2.0 (Athens Banner-Herald) February 9, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 3 Comments on Op-ed: Hope Reform 2.0 (Athens Banner-Herald) Essig, Johnson: HOPE, pre-k need sustainable path As published in Athens Banner-Herald Understanding the realities of lottery funding in Georgia is as simple as a word problem in math class. Take a look: Train A departs Hope City station at 70 miles per hour. Train B departs from the same station 30 minutes later going […] Read more » Alan Essig Blog Cedric Johnson Education HOPE Scholarship Op-Ed Pre-K
Press Releases & Statements Hope on a Tightrope February 7, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA (February 7, 2012) – The lottery funding model is broken. HOPE Program expenditures outpace lottery revenues and are expected to increase while lottery revenue growth is expected to flatten. The Georgia Student Finance Commission projects that the HOPE Program will run a deficit of $163 million by FY 2016, which may […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education HOPE Scholarship Pre-K Press Release
Author Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Policy Areas Reports HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing Lottery Funds to Yield the Best Education Returns February 6, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 7 Comments on HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing Lottery Funds to Yield the Best Education Returns The Georgia Lottery has provided more than $13 billion toward education programs in Georgia. The program has enabled more than 1.4 million students to pursue higher education through the Helping Outstanding Pupil’s Educationally (HOPE) Program and provided 1.1 million four-year-olds access to early childhood education through Georgia’s Pre-K Program. Today, the lottery funding model is broken. […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education HOPE Scholarship Pre-K Report
K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports House Bill 326: Policy Proposals and Options for Reforming HOPE and Pre-K February 25, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The policy brief provides an analysis of the governor’s proposed plans for reforming Georgia’s HOPE and Pre-K programs, including the importance of HOPE reform and opportunities to strengthen the proposed plan. Download the PDF. Related Materials: HOPE for Whom? For Some it Doesn’t Pay to Play the Georgia Lottery HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing […] Read more » Education HB 326 HOPE Scholarship House Bill 326 Pre-K Reports
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Governor’s FY 2012 Education Budget Proposals: The Cuts Continue January 21, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Education, Board of Regents, Technical College System of Georgia, and Pre-K and HOPE Scholarship programs. Download the PDF. Read more » Board of Regents Education education budget FY 2012 HOPE Scholarship Pre-K State Budget Technical College System of Georgia