Public Education
Georgia officials unable to determine total amount spent on school supply program for teachers(The Center Square) â Georgia plans to give a $125 supplement to teachers in the state to offset the cost of classroom materials and ostensibly help students rebound from learning… Read More
Christian Schools
Fire marshal threatens fines if hybrid schools donât apply for certificates of occupancy they say they donât needAdvocates of homeschooling and hybrid schooling in Georgia are crying foul and accusing a local official of flouting state laws and âweaponizingâ building codes to unfairly punish learning pods. Read More
Public Education
Georgia officials use federal grant to create school safety website, training for school districts(The Center Square) â Georgia authorities are using a federal grant to fund a new website to disseminate school safety resources and updated training to Georgia schools. The Georgia Department… Read More
Public Education
Georgia commission will examine state’s civics education, make recommendations for improvements(The Center Square) â A Georgia commission will explore ways to promote civic engagement and improve the state’s K-12 curriculum on public service. Senate Bill 220, known… Read More
Public Education
Georgia gubernatorial candidates spar over new teacher pay increases(The Center Square) â Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, wants to increase the pay for teachers in Georgia. But Republican Gov. Brian Kempâs campaign called the plan a “Hail… Read More
Legislation
Experts say that Georgia lawmakers missed opportunities for education reform this session(The Center Square) â Georgia lawmakers missed an opportunity to pass education reform, including expanding access to education for students statewide, experts told The Center Square. “The biggest miss this… Read More
Culture
Kemp expected to sign Parents’ Bill of Rights(The Center Square) â Georgia lawmakers have signed off on a measure to give parents more insight into what their children are learning in school. The state Senate voted 31-22… Read More
Legislation
Kemp signs bill barring schools from requiring students to wear masks(The Center Square) â Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill Tuesday to bar schools and government agencies from mandating students to wear a mask while at school. Read More
Legislation
Op-Ed: Georgia politicians reject educational freedom at their own perilTuesday, March 15, was a sad day for kids in Georgia. Thatâs the day when the Georgia Senate voted down a bill to create Promise Scholarships. Eight Republicans joined all… Read More
Public Education
School board doesnât want to hear parent read illicit passage from a book in its own school libraryA concerned mother read the school board a sexually explicit excerpt from a book available in a Georgia schoolâs library, in order to… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Georgia Senate kills school-choice bill(The Center Square) â The Georgia Senate has killed a bill that would have allowed Georgians to put taxpayer money toward the cost of private school tuition. Read More
Public Education
Georgia Senate approves bill to ban teaching âdivisive conceptsâ(The Center Square) â Georgia teachers would be banned from teaching âdivisive conceptsâ in the classroom under legislation passed by the Georgia Senate. Senators voted, 34-20, in favor of… Read More
Legislation
Opponents of school choice in Georgia Senate exercise it in their own familiesGeorgia lawmaker Jodi Lott has a quick and easy answer for why she supports school choice. âBecause it already exists,â the Republican state representative told The… Read More
Legislation
House approves expansion of Georgia school voucher program(The Center Square) â A bill that would expand taxpayer savings on education in the state has been approved by the Georgia House and is headed to the Senate. Read More
Public Education
Georgia Senate approves bill allowing parents to opt out of school mask mandates(The Center Square) â The Georgia Senate has approved a bill that would allow parents to opt their children out of face-covering requirements at Georgia schools. Local school… Read More
Legislation
Analysis shows education vouchers saved Georgia taxpayers money(Nyamekye Daniel | The Center Square) â Georgia’s school choice programs saved taxpayers at least $605 million in fiscal year 2018, an updated analysis by EdChoice found. EdChoice… Read More
Public Education
Georgia Public Schools Well-Funded, Despite Claims to the ContraryGeorgia leaders are pushing back on a recent report on education funding in Georgia. The report, from the left-leaning Georgia Budget & Policy… Read More