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
Blog K-12 Education Take Georgia’s School Rating System with a Grain of Salt September 13, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Stephen Owens This fall, the Georgia Department of Education is set to release its new annual scores for individual schools and districts, known as the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI). Well-designed accountability systems can provide parents and policymakers with useful information, but Georgia’s approach relies too much on standardized testing and includes other shortcomings that […] Read more » CCRPI College and Career Readiness Performance Index Education Georgia Department of Education K-12 schools
Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Tackle Poverty’s Effects to Improve School Performance December 4, 2017 / March 18, 2021 by Claire Suggs | 1 Comment on Tackle Poverty’s Effects to Improve School Performance Seventy percent of Georgia school district leaders say poverty is the most significant out-of-school issue that limits student learning. That key finding in a new Georgia Budget and Policy Institute survey reinforces an analysis of the grades issued to schools in 2016 that reveals a tight connection between whether a school sits in a high-poverty […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12 poverty schools teachers
GBPI In The News Teacher pay, school funding set for robust debate November 27, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin The next chapter in school funding and teacher pay will open at the state Capitol in January, when Gov. Nathan Deal and lawmakers decide what to do with a report that recommends controversial changes to education policy. Read more. Read more » Claire Suggs Education education-reform-commission K-12 schools
GBPI In The News Poll finds support for more school spending if money well spent November 11, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin A new poll by a group sympathetic to Gov. Nathan Deal’s educational overhaul finds that there is support among Georgia voters to spend more on education but that most want to see more efficiency and effectiveness first. Read more. Read more » Education education-reform-commission K-12 QBE schools
GBPI In The News Proposed funding formual said to “cement in” smaller school payments November 5, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The funding overhaul under discussion by Gov. Nathan Deal’s education reform panel would shortchange metro Atlanta school districts by tens of millions of dollars. Read more. Read more » Education education-funding K-12 schools
GBPI In The News Richardson: Sounding the alarm October 3, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin For the sake of discussion, this column will assume a few things as given: There are higher numbers of children in poverty in our public schools than ever before. More on that later and the data to prove it. Read more. Read more » Education education-funding K-12 schools
GBPI In The News Savannah-Chatham schools face cramped classes January 17, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia legislators have imposed revenue reductions to the public education budget, called austerity cuts, for more than a decade, and 95 percent of the state’s cash-strapped school districts have increased class sizes to help make ends mee Read more. Read more » Education K-12 schools State Budget
