Report: 6 Steps Georgia Can Take To Make College Affordable - MARTHA DALTON, WABE

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute has issued some recommendations to make college more affordable and accessible. The first suggestion is an idea lawmakers and education advocates have been talking about for years: creating a needs-based financial aid program. That means students could qualify for aid based on family income, unlike Georgia’s HOPE program, which requires good grades and test scores. GBPI higher education policy analyst Jennifer Lee authored the report. She said there’s been an increasing demand for a needs-based aid program since the recession began. https://www.wabe.org/report-6-steps-georgia-can-take-make-college-affordable/