Education Finance
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In “The Economic Impact of Head Start in Georgia,” researcher Nicholas Warner details how $208 million of HS funding in Georgia supports $415 million of total economic output.
The Georgia Department of Education divides the state into 16 regional educational service agencies (RESAs) to improve the effectiveness of educational resources. Table 1 shows the combined Head Start and Early Head Start funding by RESA. Map 3 shows Head Start grant funding by RESA for 2015.
Approximately $58 million of the $208 million in Head Start funding in Georgia goes to Head Start locations within the Atlanta Metro RESA, representing 27 percent of the total and by far the largest amount for any region.
Economic Impact by RESAs in Millions
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Notable Research
Economic Impact of Head Start in Georgia
For more than 50 years, the federal Head Start program has produced short- and long-term economic impacts in the state of Georgia, serving approximately 1 million Georgians since its inception. This brief highlights the short-term impacts, including the increased access to early education in rural Georgia and the overall economic effect that Head Start funding has in these communities. Author: Nicholas Warner
The Effect of Start-up Charter Schools on Nearby Property Values
This is the second in a three-part series of studies commissioned by the State Charter Schools Commission and performed by the Center for State and Local Finance that analyze the economic impact of start-up charter schools on the communities they serve and on the state of Georgia as a whole. This second report examines the effect that start-up charter schools have on property values of nearby homes. Authors: Peter Bluestone, David Sjoquist and Nick Warner
