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House Retirement Sends Educator Return to Work Bill to Actuary The House Retirement Committee approved HB 385 for actuarial study on Feb....

Senate Committee Pushes Special Needs Private School Voucher Bill Forward With a close 6-5 vote the Senate Education & Youth Committee...

Legislation Allows Transport of Students in Smaller Vehicles HB 455 by Rep. Timothy Barr (R-Lawrenceville) would allow school districts...

The State Board of Education (SBOE) met for its February committee meetings and full board meeting on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18. Board Chair...

Expanding Private School Vouchers a Priority for Some Lawmakers Efforts to expand private school vouchers appears to be gaining momentum...

PAGE Day on Capitol Hill 2021 This morning, educators from across Georgia convened for virtual PAGE Day on Capitol Hill 2021....

The House Education Committee met this morning and passed two bills, both of which now move to House Rules for placement on the House...

The Senate Education & Youth Committee gave unanimous approval to SB 88, which contains most components of Gov. Brian Kemp’s teacher...

AFY 2021 Budget Moves Closer to the Finish Line The Senate passed HB 80, which is the amended budget for Fiscal Year 2021. Senate budget...

Senate Education Committee Hears Special Needs Private School Voucher Expansion – Vote Expected Wednesday The Senate Education and Youth...

The 2021 House Education Committee met briefly for the first time this morning and approved committee rules. Chair Matt Dubnik...

Dropouts and Discipline Data Generate Discussion High school dropouts and school discipline data were hot topics in the Senate Education...

Educator Return-to-Work Back on the Table A legislative package aimed at addressing teacher workforce challenges was announced by Gov....

Teachers Retirement System (TRS) held its bimonthly meeting on Jan. 27. The TRS net position at the end of Dec. 2020 was $94,180,392,953....

Senate Ed Holds Bill Seeking to Untether Student Discipline Data from School Star Ratings The Senate Education and Youth Committee...

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Questions Standardized Test Funding Following the House passage of the Amended Fiscal Year 2021...

House Signs Off on AFY21 Budget The House approved the Amended Fiscal Year 2021 budget, which includes changes in state funding for...

Senate Ed Committee Questions Woods about Face-to-Face Instruction, Educator Vaccines, and Student Learning Loss The 2021 Senate...

Budget Plan to Add Back Portion of K-12 Funding Cut Moves Forward The House Education Appropriations Subcommittee approved HB 80, which...

PAGE Advocates for Pre-K Teacher Salary Supplement The Georgia legislature is in adjournment until Tuesday, Jan. 26, but legislative work...