PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS

The State Board of Education (SBOE) held its monthly meetings June 12 and 13. Board Member Mike Royal and 2024 Georgia Teacher of the...

The Georgia Teachers Retirement System (TRS) held its bimonthly meeting May 15, 2024. The board received the executive director’s...

The  Georgia Council on Literacy  Birth to 5 Working Group met virtually May 15 to discuss and prioritize literacy goals. Opening Remarks...

The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) board met Thursday, May 9 and approved a change to the employer share of the State...

The State Board of Education (SBOE) held its monthly meetings May 9 and May 10. The agenda, which can be found  HERE , includes links to...

The following topics were discussed during the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s (GaPSC) monthly meetings May 8-9, 2024: Ethics...

UPDATE: The 40-day veto period has now passed, and Gov. Kemp did not veto any K-12 education legislation. As of May 7, 2024, all passed...

On Tuesday, April 16, the  Georgia Council on Literacy  met at Savannah State University for its quarterly meeting. Educators from...

The following topics were discussed during the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s (GaPSC) monthly meetings April 10-11, 2024:...

The State Board of Education (SBOE) held its monthly meetings on March 27 and 28. The agenda, which can be found HERE , includes links to...

TRS held its bimonthly meeting on March 27, 2024. The fiduciary net position was $102,877,374,048. The board heard the executive...

The House and Senate convened for the final day of the 2024 session and took action on a number of bills. Senate Approves Addy's Law,...

Narcan/Naloxone Bill Approved in House Late in the evening yesterday (March 26), after publication of the Day 39 Capitol Report, the...

The following topics were discussed during the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s (GaPSC) monthly meetings March 13-14, 2024:...

The House and Senate shifted into high gear Tuesday for the penultimate day of the 2024 legislative session. Tracking legislative...

The Senate Education Committee heard SB 284 by Sen. Jason Esteves (D-Atlanta), which would add a poverty weight to Georgia's Quality...

With the end of the 2024 Legislative Session mere days away, both chambers of the General Assembly met for long hours and passed many...

Private School Voucher Program Gains Final Approval in Senate The Senate agreed to the House's version of SB 233, giving the voucher bill...

What Does it Mean to “Christmas Tree” a Bill? During the final stretch of a legislative session, it is common to see some bills evolve...

Floor Action on Education Bills House The House approved two education bills, which both move back to the Senate to agree or disagree on...