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School voucher bill emerges from Georgia House with more momentum than in...
The state House approved a $6,500 school voucher bill, teeing up a Senate vote. Getty ImagesA school voucher bill with the backing of powerful Republican leaders passed the House 91-82 Thursday and...
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Georgia GOP senators hijack bill for culture war on trans treatment, sex ed...
A slew of controversial changes were packed into a bill aimed at expanding mental health resources for student athletes Tuesday. Willie B. Thomas/Getty ImagesA bill aimed at protecting the mental...
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School voucher bill heads to governor’s desk after Georgia Senate overcomes...
Republican Sen. Greg Dolezal was in a celebratory mood on March 20 after the long awaited passage of bill that expands the state’s school voucher program. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia RecorderFollowing five...
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Bookman: Georgia’s $141M voucher program likely mere down payment on what’s...
House columnist Jay Bookman writes that the push by Georgia lawmakers for school vouchers is a tacit admission that GOP leadership has failed public schools during the two decades the party held power...
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Georgia State University pulls the plug on prison education
Georgia State’s decision means that around 60 current students, according to numbers provided by faculty, at two state prisons and one federal facility may have to postpone their dreams of earning a...
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Transgender sports and bathroom rules targeted in waning days of Georgia 2024...
A pro-trans crowd gathers at the Georgia Capitol ahead of a Senate vote on an anti-trans bill. Ross Williams/Georgia RecorderTransgender Georgians and supporters gathered in downtown Atlanta Tuesday to...
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Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for millions of borrowers
The new plan builds on several student debt relief programs the Biden administration already has rolled out, such as the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan, known as the SAVE plan, or any other...
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Tuition and fees to increase at Georgia’s public universities starting fall 2024
University Chancellor Sonny Perdue looked on at a 2022 meeting of the Georgia Board of Regents. Ross Williams/Georgia RecorderA degree from a Georgia public college or university will soon cost a...
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Early education researchers give Georgia high marks for lottery-funded pre-K...
Early education researchers are optimistic about a budget increase for Georgia preschools. Getty ImagesA new report on U.S. pre-K programs ranked Georgia 9th in the nation for the percentage of...
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Georgia governor signs school voucher bill to provide $6,500 toward private...
File photo: Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill, February 29, 2024. Ross Williams/Georgia RecorderGov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law Tuesday, including a controversial measure...
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