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Recession-Era Cuts Remain for Georgia Schools, Despite Gains
The $8.49 billion for public schools in Governor Deal’s budget proposal shrinks some of the austerity cut in state K-12…
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Billions in Tax Breaks Limit Georgia’s Spending Options
Georgia will forego about $8 billion in the upcoming 2016 budget year due to dozens of credits, deductions and other…
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Remembering Broad Vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Watching the critically-acclaimed film, “Selma,” last weekend provided a stark reminder of how much progress this country has made toward…
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Now’s time for strategic fixes
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution For the first time in years, state leaders are sending signals before the January…
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State Budget, Schools and Health Care Made for Lively GBPI Conference
State revenues are growing just enough for Georgia to do little more than tread water. Georgia lawmakers need to address…
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Georgia Needs More than Just Roads to Prosperity
I commute from Athens to Atlanta for work. It is not a pleasant drive, as anyone else who sits in…
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Unaccountable Agriculture Tax Break Hurting Rural Georgia
A set of sales tax breaks passed by Georgia lawmakers in 2012 is a growing hardship for city and county…
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Reality Check: Thankful We Have More in Common Than Cable News Makes Us Think
Last week I reminded my tween daughter about the golden rule – Treat others the way you want to be…
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Living the Numbers: Climbing Class Sizes are Hurting Students
I traveled to communities around Georgia the past few months to share findings from our recent reports on education funding,…
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