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Georgia Public Policy Foundation
Coverage of Georgia Public Policy Foundation in the Nexus archive.
- For Georgia school districts, the financial party is over after years of flush spending
Georgia school districts are reducing costs due to declining enrollment and stagnant property tax growth, eliminating vacant positions and using pandemic-era savings to avoid immediate cuts. Revenue and spending rose 50% from 2018 to 2024, but districts now face financial contraction as student numbers fall and Republicans push for property tax reductions.