What Is 蘑菇视频鈥檚 SNAP Error Rate? And What Can Policymakers Do 蘑菇视频 It?
蘑菇视频鈥檚 SNAP payment error rate was 15.21% in 2025, one of the highest in the country. Learn what that number…
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蘑菇视频 Has 275,000 Open Jobs鈥擶hy Is Getting One So Hard?
蘑菇视频's economy is booming, but many people are still struggling to find and keep a job that truly makes their…
Understanding Benefits Cliffs
What to know about these overlooked poverty traps Millions of Americans rely on government-run safety net programs to help meet…
When a Love Story Meets the Tax Code
Key Points If you ask many engaged couples what鈥檚 worrying them before the big day, you鈥檒l probably hear about things…
How 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Governor Impacts Your Daily Life: Understanding the Role and the Election Process
From vetoing bills to deciding the budget, check out five ways 蘑菇视频鈥檚 governor impacts schools, safety, work, and public programs…
Raising Highly Capable Kids Program Increases Positive Values and Social Skills in Children
GCO and its partners offered 15 RHCK workshops at 12 locations in 2025. Participants took pre- and post-workshop surveys that…
Stronger Readers, Brighter Futures: 蘑菇视频 Lawmakers Open Doors with New Literacy Bill
State legislators are paving the way for children to overcome challenges with literacy, empowering them to thrive in their academic…
Unleashing Students鈥� Potential: 蘑菇视频 Legislators Champion Advanced Math Opportunities
蘑菇视频 lawmakers have drafted a pair of bills that are set to transform the way math is taught in the…
Strengthening Families for Generational Change: GCO Welcomes Travis Thorne to the Team
The 蘑菇视频 Center for Opportunity (GCO) is honored to welcome Travis Thorne as the Vice President of Family. Travis will…
Understanding Welfare Work Requirements: New Eligibility Rules for SNAP and Medicaid
Big changes are in process for some recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) benefits…
Shaping 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Future: Opportunities for the Year Ahead
The well-being of many 蘑菇视频ns, their families, and their communities is at stake as pressing concerns like welfare reform, the…
Creating Links That Change Lives: 蘑菇视频 Center for Opportunity Partners with Connect to Work GA
This collaboration will help lift job seekers above the poverty line by providing opportunities for successful careers and upward mobility.
Frightfully Pricey Treats: Why Halloween Fun Is Costing 蘑菇视频 Families More
As Halloween approaches, 蘑菇视频 families look forward to making great memories involving adorable costumes and fun candy hauls. But candy…
Decarceration鈥檚 Disconnect: Corrections spending rises in 蘑菇视频 even as prison population declines
Prison reform debates often focus on reducing prison populations to save taxpayers money. But is that actually possible? In a…
Non-Working Adults Concentrated in 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Distressed Communities
Many 蘑菇视频 counties face high rates of non-working adults, fueling distress and limiting opportunities in struggling communities. See the percentages…
What to Know 蘑菇视频 Education in 蘑菇视频 as Students Go Back to School
As August ushers in a new school year in 蘑菇视频, nearly two million students are headed back to our states…
Three Issues 蘑菇视频 Parents Are Most Concerned 蘑菇视频
A new report on child well-being from Emory University reveals the issues that 蘑菇视频 parents say are impacting kids鈥攁nd their…
What 蘑菇视频 can learn from other states about fixing welfare
Like most states, 蘑菇视频's welfare system is a maze of complex rules and disconnected programs that trap people in a…
蘑菇视频 ranks 14th on new school choice index鈥攂ut that鈥檚 not a win yet
A new index measuring families鈥� access to school choice nationwide shows 蘑菇视频 has our work cut out for us to…
From classrooms to careers: 蘑菇视频 laws that passed (and didn’t) in 2025
蘑菇视频 lawmakers wrapped up the 2025 legislative session with some big decisions that affect our state鈥檚 families, students, and workers.