Georgia schools still rely on 1985 funding formula as student needs grow
A recent essay highlights that Georgia schools continue to operate under a 1985 funding formula despite evolving student needs. The piece discusses the disparities in resources between schools serving high-poverty communities and others.
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, in a recent New York Times Magazine essay, writes about the decision she and her husband made to send their daughter to predominantly Black public schools serving high-poverty communities, where funding and resources were more limited than at many other schools. Their choice was intentional. They wanted their daughter to attend school […]
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