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Teachers, Other State Workers Should Temper Raise Expectations
With all the talk about pay raises being included in the 2015 state budget, state employees and teachers are already…
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Revenues rise, but Georgia’s policies still stuck in recession mode
As published in the Saporta Report on February 3, 2014 The good news for Georgia is the state’s economy continues…
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Reckless Budget Proposal Has Unintended Consequences
State lawmakers are considering a misguided proposal that could help put Georgia and our entire nation on a very dangerous…
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New State Budget Plan Takes Small Steps to Repair Damage from Years of Cuts
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Wednesday unveiled a state budget for the 2015 fiscal year that includes $807 million in new…
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K-12 education funding a top priority
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on January 12, 2014. Georgia’s leaders are talking about increasing spending on public schools…
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Policy Conference Sets High Bar for GBPI’s 10th Anniversary Year
(View the presentation slides included in the breakout workshops) About 200 people gathered Wednesday for our 2014 Policy Conference to…
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General Assembly Set to Race Through Budget Hearings
By all accounts we can look forward to a historically fast Georgia legislative session this year. The governor’s 2014 State…
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Higher Ed Funding, Completion Rates Focus of GBPI Policy Conference Panels
Performance funding for higher education is coming to Georgia. Beginning fall 2015, state funding for the university system and the…
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Teacher Prep, Charter Schools Focus of GBPI 2014 Policy Conference
In the midst of fierce debates about ways to improve public education, there is consensus on one issue: Teachers who…
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