Fact Sheets Higher Education Jennifer Lee Unused Lottery Funds Available to Support More Affordable Access to College February 14, 2020 / April 28, 2020 by Jennifer Lee 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 funds.[2] Georgia is required by law to have 50 percent of the prior year’s net […] Read more » Higher Education Lottery scholarships
Jennifer Lee Past Events College Affordability and Completion Day at the Capitol February 11, 2020 / May 19, 2020 by Jennifer Lee The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Greater Atlanta will host its first College Affordability and Completion day at the state capitol on Monday, February 24, 2020, from 7:45 – 10 a.m. in the State Capitol, Room 230. (Note: You must bring an ID to enter the Capitol). For over […] Read more » Financial Aid higher ed Higher Education HOPE Scholarship scholarships
Jennifer Lee Past Events Webinar: 2019 Georgia Higher Education Data Book September 12, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Jennifer Lee On October 3, 2019, from 11:00 am – 11:45 EST we will be hosting a webinar that discusses the 2019 Georgia Higher Education Data Book with Policy Analyst Jennifer Lee and Digital Organizer Brian Nuñez from Georgia Shift. The data book provides a snapshot of differences in educational attainment throughout Georgia and how higher education […] Read more » Financial Aid higher ed Higher Education HOPE scholarships
