$37.7B Georgia budget proposes spending more on poor students for the first time

Georgia House Appropriations Chairman Matt Hatchett, R-Dublin, presents HB 67 for a vote on the House floor on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 4:47 p.m.

Georgia could allocate extra money to educate poor public school students for the first time under a House budget approved on an 171-4 vote Tuesday.

However, the $28 million proposed is far less than what advocates argue is necessary.