GBPI statement in response to the passage of the congressional stopgap bill ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released a statement in response to Congress averting a government shutdown by passing a stopgap bill allowing
Student debt is a major barrier for economic and social mobility, leading to racial stratification by industry and job title, according to the non-profit Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. In a report released recently, co-authors Ashley Young and Ray Khalfani
Dr. Danielle Battle has stepped into the role of interim superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, and her administration has partnered with the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, a development organization for educators, to pilot ideas that can improve literacy
PRESS RELEASE: The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Receives Research Grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) announced a strategic grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, enabling the
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency and temporarily suspended the state’s tax on gasoline in an effort to reduce the impact of inflation. Danny Kanso, senior fiscal analyst and director of legislative strategy at the Georgia
PRESS RELEASE: New GBPI Report Outlines How Georgia Can Improve Economic Opportunity by Expanding Access to Higher Education and Workforce Training ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Last week, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released a new report that examines how Georgia can
When Ashley Young was a college counselor at an Atlanta charter school, spring was her least favorite time of year — not because students didn’t get into college, but because they couldn’t pay for it. The question of paying off student
PRESS RELEASE: Landmark Gift from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Furthers Research for a Georgia Work Credit and Beyond ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) announced a transformational gift from the Community Foundation for
PRESS RELEASE: The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) Calls for Improved Transparency in State Tax Credit System SAVANNAH, GEORGIA — Today, Staci Fox, President & CEO of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI), delivered testimony to the state’s
Georgia is now the only state in the US to implement work requirements in its Medicaid program – a feat many Republican lawmakers nationwide will be closely monitoring. But unlike GOP-led states’ prior attempts to impose work mandates in Medicaid,
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