Georgia school’s have been chronically underfunded since 2002, and only in the 2019 fiscal year were schools finally properly funded. As of last year, some school districts still had to furlough teachers because of the impacts of years of budget cuts. A new report from the Center for American Progress shows that public disinvestment in… [Read More]
Vote for State Superintendent May 22
The five candidates for State Superintendent this year all have at least one thing in common: they all say they want lawmakers and the governor to put more money into education. The three Democrats include Sid Chapman, a former high school teacher and president of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE), Otha Thornton, Army veteran… [Read More]
Ga. students are riding buses from the ’80s due to lack of funding
It’s no secret that Gov. Nathan Deal has chronically under-funded Georgia public education for the majority of his time in office. Teachers are underpaid, arts and music programs were cut and until very recently, some schools couldn’t afford to stay open for the full school year. Transportation to and from school is no exception to… [Read More]
After years of cuts, Ga. schools are funded at basic level
A major win that came out of this year’s General Assembly was the decision to fully fund the Quality Basic Education (QBE) funding formula. This means that for the first time since 2002, Georgia lawmakers are actually giving school districts the basic amount of money they need to operate. But from 2010 to 2014, Deal… [Read More]
How Trumpcare targets schools and low-income students
The American Health Care Act or “Trumpcare” could end up targeting schools directly because the proposed cuts to Medicaid will greatly affect school-age children as well as school resources. The AHCA, as currently written, decreases the amount of money given to schools to pay for speech therapy, occupational therapy, and medical equipment. Schools are required… [Read More]