Education reform commission works toward new funding formula
Members of Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission are closing in on a new formula for distributing state revenue to school districts.
The current formula, in use for decades, allocates money based on characteristics of students. A new one would do the same, but with fewer categories or strings attached. Some districts would presumably get more money and others less, and all would be freer to spend as deemed necessary, without adhering to state mandates such as maximum class sizes or minimum teacher pay.
The governor's office has posted documents used in the discussions at gov.georgia.gov. A recommendation is due in July.
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
