Right to Education
Every child in Georgia has the right to a free public education, regardless of immigration status.
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Policy
Rental Registries
Georgia Appleseed’s 2025 Policy Priorities provide actionable solutions to address the root causes of educational and housing instability for Georgia’s children, focusing on reforms in school discipline, mental health supports, housing stability, and foster care improvements.
2025 Policy Priorities
Georgia Appleseed’s 2025 Policy Priorities provide actionable solutions to address the root causes of educational and housing instability for Georgia’s children, focusing on reforms in school discipline, mental health supports, housing stability, and foster care improvements.
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2024 Policy Priorities
Our 2024 policy recommendations for Georgia aim to: (1) reduce the number of children removed from school, (2) improve school-based behavioral supports for children (3) increase stability and permanency for children in foster care; and (4) increase opportunity for stable, healthy housing for low-income children and families.
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Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation (BHRIC)
July 2023 testimony at the meeting of the Georgia Behavioral Health Reform & Innovation Commission subcommittee on Children & Adolescent Behavioral Health. Georgia Appleseed shared legislative, policy and best practices recommendations to better support the mental and behavioral health needs of homeless youth and youth in foster care.
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Georgia Healthy Housing Coalition Strategic Advocacy Plan 2023-2033
Our pragmatic strategy to improve housing conditions for families across our state. Summary Convened and facilitated by Georgia Appleseed, the
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Institutional Landlords and Tenants’ Rights
We advocate locally, statewide, and nationally for solutions that will reduce evictions and improve housing standards.
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Policy Recommendations: Healthy Housing
Our pragmatic strategy to improve housing conditions for families across our state. Summary In 2023, the 80+ member organizations of
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Timely Tribunals and Instructional Materials
Georgia Appleseed supports Senate Bill 169, a bipartisan bill that passed unanimously in Georgia’s Senate and is now with the House. The bill seeks to ensure timely tribunals for students facing disciplinary action, as well as the provision of instructional materials while awaiting a hearing.
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Policy Recommendations: School-Based Behavioral Health
Our pragmatic legislative priorities and policy recommendations aim to support school-based behavioral health. Georgia Appleseed developed policy recommendations as part
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