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GaBudget

  1. School funding challenges experienced in Barrow County, per editorial in Barrow Journal: barrowjournal.com/archives/6797-…
  2. Read NYT piece: Gap in College Graduates Leaves Some Cities Behind. nyti.ms/LfD0DS Georgia faces similar challenges.
  3. Check out this interview - GBPI Exec. Dir. Alan Essig discusses education budget cuts with @donna11alive @11AliveNews bit.ly/MHlX1F
  4. @LedgerEnquirer cites GBPI research in recent editorial "Penny wise and pound foolish school budgets " bit.ly/K8qDfc
  5. Tax credits shift funding from public schools to benefit private schools. As if public schools aren't suffering enough nyti.ms/Lg3nLO
  6. Listen to All Things Considered @wabenews 90.1FM at 5:45 pm, Alan Essig will discuss the educ. budget with @denisohayer bit.ly/KgDqLQ
  7. We rely on your support to promote greater state fiscal accountability and improved services for all Georgians.http://bit.ly/orLQxL
  8. Are Georgia Leaders Willing to Strengthen Education Policies? gbpi.org/irhe-education…
  9. Declining state support for #highered and HOPE changes hinder GA's goal to graduate 250K more college students by 2020. bit.ly/J0QKkb
  10. New Normal in Georgia - Educating more students with less state and local support (FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12) bit.ly/Jm0uVK
  11. @nytimes op-ed links long-term unemployment to increased suicide, divorce and cancer. nyti.ms/LSEzJd
  12. Georgia state courts receive less than 1 percent of the state budget, forcing the state to backlog criminal cases bit.ly/KWIcLL
  13. Georgia judges and lawyers demand adequate funding for state court. bit.ly/KWIcLL
  14. Georgia ranks # 42 on long-term services and support for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers bit.ly/JOz1Ag
  15. Is education a priority in GA? FY12 state budget rose by 2% over previous year, but funding for higher education was reduced by 8% @PennGSA
  16. Georgia lacks a clear and accountable plan to improve access to postsecondary education and completion. @PennGSA bit.ly/KT2HIH
  17. GA must improve its #education policies and funding to raise educational attainment of its population and to compete economically @PennGSA