Tag Archives: public education

The damage being done to public education

By Tom Crawford | Published: April 3, 2012

In this guest editorial, Joe Martin of the Georgia School Funding Association laments the continuing trend of cutting taxes at the same time the Legislature is cutting state funding of public education . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: public education , state funding , tax cuts

New committee will take another whack at the school funding formula

By Tom Crawford | Published: June 30, 2011

A study committee begins its work of trying to update and revise the QBE formula for funding public education in Georgia . . .

Tags: General Assembly , public education , QBE formula , study committee

Deal, Barnes differ on school funding

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 16, 2010

Nathan Deal and Roy Barnes discuss their vision of public education at a forum sponsored by one of the state’s leading teachers’ groups . . .

Tags: funding , Nathan Deal , public education , roy barnes , tax exemptions , vouchers

Deal school plan: More flexibility, change QBE formula

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 7, 2010

Nathan Deal proposes more flexibility for school administrators, but no big increase in state funding for education . . .

Tags: Nathan Deal , public education , Sonny Perdue

Handel releases school plan, but not how to pay for it

By Tom Crawford | Published: July 27, 2010

Karen Handel releases an education proposal that takes a hard shot at Sonny Perdue’s record on schools; she’s also hit with an ethics complaint that alleges illegal campaign expenditures . . .

Tags: Bill Simon , Dan McLagan , ethics complaint , karen handel , public education , Sonny Perdue