K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens Overview: Georgia’s 2021 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education January 28, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Stephen Owens Download PDF Governor Kemp’s budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2021 provides Georgia’s public schools $10.9 billion, a $272 million increase above current funding. The largest single addition provides funding for pay raises for teachers and some non-certified school personnel that make less than $40,000 per year. Costs tied to student enrollment growth make up the bulk of the remaining additional dollars. Although Georgia’s mechanism for financing public […] Read more » Budget Education K-12 QBE Quality Basic Education
K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens State of Education Funding in Georgia (2020) January 9, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Stephen Owens Download PDF Georgia’s public schools are funded through a law passed in 1985 called the Quality Basic Education Act, or QBE. This report offers an assessment of the state of education funding in Georgia by analyzing how it compares to prior years and other states and exploring what areas are due for review or revision. […] Read more » Education K-12 QBE Quality Basic Education
Blog K-12 Education Fairer Funding, Fairer Schools August 20, 2019 / January 4, 2021 by Lamees Aisami Adjusting the School Funding Formula for a More Equitable Learning Environment A new report from the Education Law Center (ELC), a research organization that advocates for fair education funding across the U.S., highlights the need for updates to how Georgia supports our most disadvantaged students. Additional Funding for Low-Income Students in Other States Kentucky adds […] Read more » Education K-12 Quality Basic Education
Blog K-12 Education Stephen Owens How Does Georgia Fund Schools? May 23, 2019 / May 26, 2020 by Stephen Owens | 2 Comments on How Does Georgia Fund Schools? The video above is narrated by Dr. Stephen Owens, GBPI Senior Policy Analyst. Below is a full transcript. The decades-old law that dictates how the state of Georgia disperses money to schools sits at the heart of most education policy discussions in the state. This video will answer the question, “How does Georgia Fund Schools?” […] Read more » Education K-12 QBE Quality Basic Education school funding schools
