Update on HB 58: The bill was moved out of the Education Committee and to Governmental Affairs Hearing in Subcommittee of Governmental Affairs Committee tomorrow at 4PM. Meeting Notice: http://www.house.ga.gov/…/G…/021417local%20governmentsub.pdf This session is flying by, we are on Day 17 tomorrow…and Crossover Day has moved from Day 30 to Day…
Read MoreIn August, some Georgia students began a new school year with unrestrained excitement, knowing that education provides boundless potential to make their dreams reality. Parents watched their kids board school buses, entrusting the future of those who are most precious to them, their children, to dedicated educators and administrators. At…
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Thanks to all who co-sponsored, lobbied, and did a lot of the legwork and research that made this possible. The article is correct, this “sailed through” because of the close collaboration and coordination of efforts. Congratulations to all involved, great example of a real bipartisan effort that moves our state…
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On May 6th, Kaitlyn Kern of Dunwoody, a student at Peachtree Charter Middle School was honored by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust at the Georgia Capitol for her story, “Little Did I Know”. Kaitlyn was recognized during The 2016 Days of Remembrance, a ceremony memorializing the memory of the…
Read MoreHR-4 (2015- 2016 session) was previously introduced as HR-486 (2013-2014 session), is a constitutional amendment that would essentially repeal a ban on any establishment of additional independent school districts. This ban was put in place by a constitutional amendment enacted in 1945. Currently Georgia has 180 public school systems, 159…
Read MoreTom’s vote: YES HB 801 seeks to reward Georgia college students for taking academically rigorous STEM classes that ultimately lead to employment in a high-demand STEM field. It directs the Board of Regents to identify bachelor level STEM courses to receive extra weight (0.5 added to a B, C, or…
Read MoreTom’s vote: YES HB 659 requires school systems to make financial information – other than that made specifically confidential by law – available for public access to promote greater transparency in the public school system. Each school and district would send budget information to the Department of Education using uniform…
Read MoreTom’s vote: YES SB 18 requires the Technical College System of Georgia to establish policies for granting academic credit to active duty military or veteran students for college-level learning acquired prior to their enrollment. Training and experience from military service must be substantially related to the coursework credit given by…
Read MoreTom’s Vote: YES SB 348 seeks to expand educational opportunities in the state by easing the process for the creation of college and career academies. A college and career academy operates as a partnership and collaboration between businesses, high schools and post-secondary institutions to advance workforce development and work based…
Read MoreErika Harris, Co-Chair of Georgians for Local Area School Systems (GLASS) shared her excitement about a beloved community event Lemonade Days where GLASS volunteers would be talking to people about new and improved school systems in Dunwoody and elsewhere in Georgia that would be made possible by eliminating a cap…
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