Georgia Schools Demand Funding Overhaul | Augusta Georgia News

Georgia educators are demanding a major overhaul of the state’s outdated school funding formula, last updated in 1985, to ensure critical needs like poverty support, mental health, English learners, transportation, and tech are permanently embedded in core funding—not left to temporary grants. With only six states ignoring community poverty in funding decisions and tech costs soaring since the 80s, advocates argue stable, predictable funding is essential. The state has added some grants recently, but educators say it’s time for systemic change—and lawmakers may finally tackle it when the legislature returns in January 2027. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/88c08582af635b80