GBPI In The News Press Georgia schools superintendent eyes revamped funding approach in 2024 legislative session November 14, 2023 / December 14, 2023 by Lauren Frazier Public schools make up the biggest portion of Georgia’s state budget, so when lawmakers head to Atlanta each January to fund the government and pass new laws, education always has a prominent role. This January could see delivery on efforts to make students living in poverty a priority in the state’s funding formula, new pay […] Read more » Budget Surplus early care and education education budget fiscal management Fiscal Policy fiscal year 2024 FY 2024 georgia-budget k-12 education public funds public school school budget School Buses state investments state spending Surplus Funds Undesignated Reserves
Blog Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Stephen Owens A Half-Billion Steps in the Right Direction for Public Schools April 9, 2019 / February 26, 2021 by Stephen Owens In the 2019 legislative session Georgia lawmakers committed more than half a billion dollars to increase pay for teachers from Pre-K through 12th grade. Legislators intend for the allotment to increase salaries for certified teachers by $3,000 beginning July 1, 2019. This significant investment acts as a down payment toward a $5,000 raise that Gov. […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Education Higher Education K-12 Legislature pay raises public school State Budget teacher
Blog K-12 Education Stephen Owens Georgia Lawmakers Should Renew Their Commitment to Student Transportation March 22, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Stephen Owens In House Bill 31, the state of Georgia continues a pattern of shortchanging pupil transportation that triggers safety concerns and significant costs for local school districts.[1] In FY 2019 the state allotted $131 million for pupil transportation through the Quality Basic Education funding formula, representing a 22.3 percent decrease from FY 2009. Over this same […] Read more » hb 31 house bill 31 k12 public school school bus school transportation student transportation
