PAGE advocacy resulted in important victories for Georgia educators and public education during the 2026 legislative session. Read the full report to learn more about these measures and other legislation that will impact Georgia educators and classrooms. The report also outlines changes to education-related funding in the Amended Fiscal Year 2026 and Fiscal Year 2027 state budgets and discusses several bills that did not pass. Note: Unless otherwise noted in the report, passed and signed...

On the final legislative day of the 2026 session, the House and Senate held marathon floor sessions that ran past midnight. Disagreement over property tax legislation and election bills stalled the movement of other bills, including several supported by PAGE. Senate Floor Action House Floor Action Legislators Approve FY 2027 State Budget Legislators approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget , which includes $70 million to provide a literacy coach for every school serving grades K-3 as...

The penultimate legislative day of the 2026 session saw lengthy floor sessions in the House and Senate during which several PAGE-supported initiatives passed, including legislation to extend and expand the teacher return-to-work program and the Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026. Senate Floor Action House Floor Action Senate Gives Final Passage to Return-To-Work Bill With an unanimous vote, the Senate granted final passage to SB 150 . The bill would reauthorize Georgia’s educator...