11/03/2024
FGF Weekly Download: Final Countdown (Part I) -
FGF Weekly Download: Final Countdown (Part I)
For the next three weeks we’ll highlight lawmakers that will make the difference for the (we suspect) upcoming voucher bill (Senate Bill 233) vote. As a reminder, SB 233 would create a $6,500 voucher to be used in private schools that do not have to be accredited and that lack basic standards of q...
01/03/2024
FGF Weekly Download: Crossover Day Edition! -
FGF Weekly Download: Crossover Day Edition!
Yesterday was Crossover Day, the deadline for a bill to pass its originating chamber in time to be able to become law. While several significant bills saw action yesterday, only a few dealt with FGF priority areas. Here’s a summary of what’s in, what’s out, and what you can do to help advance ...
16/02/2024
10 Commandments in the Classroom? FGF Weekly Download -
10 Commandments in the Classroom? FGF Weekly Download
Listen, it’s not easy to come up with a central theme to these emails. Sen. Harbin filed Senate Bill 501 which would authorize districts to post the 10 Commandments in every classroom, an act that is certainly unconstitutional but will provide a theme for this email: 10 bills (it’s Friday past 5...
09/02/2024
Action alerts! Let's talk the ears off these electeds! -
Action alerts! Let's talk the ears off these electeds!
You thought session was going slow? Thought you could lay down for a minute and rethink taking over your brother’s restaurant like the guy above? Well think again, it’s time to rise and shine and do some good work for Georgia’s kids.
05/02/2024
DIGITAL TOOLKIT: For Day at the Capitol Tomorrow -
DIGITAL TOOLKIT: For Day at the Capitol Tomorrow
We are excited for you to join us tomorrow (Feb. 6) for a Day at the Capitol brought to you by Fund Georgia’s Future and Georgia PTA. Whether in person or digitally, we invite you to partake in a day of action that aims to shape the future of education in our state.
02/02/2024
Caps! Property Tax Caps for Sale! -
Caps! Property Tax Caps for Sale!
I don’t know if y’all remember this book but it rules. I read it to my kids recently and it holds up (“FIFTY CENTS A CAP!” classic). Like the main character peddler, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing proposals that would cap and/or lower property taxes—one of the two prima...
01/02/2024
HB 941 - Capital idea that could use our support -
HB 941 - Capital Idea
The Georgia House Subcommittee on Education Policy voted today to pass House Bill 941, sponsored by House Education Committee Chairman, Chris Erwin and House Speaker Pro Tempore, Jan Jones. HB 941 would allow public schools to use capital outlay funds to build or maintain facilities for pre-kinderga...
19/01/2024
Busload of cash: A summary of the governor's proposed education budget and what it means for Georgia's students
Busload of Cash: State Education Budget Summary
The legislature had appropriations committee meetings this week, and below are a few of the highlights. Like the Plastics in Mean Girls, the appropriations committees are powerful but sadly do not wear pink on Wednesdays.
08/01/2024
Ready for GA General Assembly? Too Bad, it's Here -
Ready for GA General Assembly? Too Bad, it's Here
Just like Théoden King, standing upon the walls of Hornburg watching a dangerous army approach, we at Fund Georgia’s Future are prepared for another fight. Even though we won’t be battling Uruk-hai, Wild Men of Dunland and Orcs, the consequences for the 40-day legislative session will be felt f...