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Georgia librarians could face criminal charges for ‘harmful materials’
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (628+ words) Librarians and education advocates are warning that a bill moving through the state Legislature could cause Georgia's librarians to self-censor controversial materials and lead to more challenges on books about LGBTQ people or issues. Senate Bill 74, sponsored by Sylvania Republican…...
Georgia Senate passes bill for outdoor learning pilot program in K-8 schools
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (281+ words) Susan Catron is managing editor for The Current GA. She is based in Coastal Georgia and has more than two decades of experience in Georgia newspapers. Contact her at [email protected] Susan served as executive editor of the Savannah Morning News…...
‘Bell to bell’ cell phone ban proposed for Georgia high schools
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1342+ words) Georgia's teenagers could soon be doing significantly less scrolling, swiping and tapping on weekdays. The author of the ban, Peachtree Corners Republican state Rep. Scott Hilton, said he introduced the high school expansion as House Bill 1009 near the start of…...
Georgia taxpayers will get money back for contributions to K-12 private school scholarships
1+ week, 3+ day ago (543+ words) ATLANTA " Georgians now have another way to give away money and get it all back when they support private school students in Georgia after Gov. Brian Kemp signed onto a federal tax credit program. The credit, established under President Donald…...
Kemp's budget would allocate funds for needs-based college scholarships
2+ week, 4+ day ago (692+ words) Nearly three-quarters of all state student aid money nationwide was based on financial need rather than merit in the 2022-2023 school year, according to the College Board. In Georgia, that number was around 1%. Georgia is an outlier when it comes to…...
Executive Director, The Current GA, Inc.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (258+ words) The Current GA, Inc., a nationally recognized nonprofit investigative newsroom serving Coastal Georgia, is hiring its first Executive Director. He or she will join our senior management team and evolve our prize-winning independent newsroom into a more sustainable, impactful organization....
Georgia public schools to receive overdose reversal kits
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (187+ words) ATLANTA " In a nod to the spread of opioids, Georgia is installing overdose reversal kits at all 2,300 public schools in the state using money from a'legal settlement'with the pharmaceutical industry. Distribution began this fall in parts of metro Atlanta and…...
Senate panel floats proposal to create aid for Georgians who cannot afford college
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (513+ words) Georgia is one of the only states that does not provide needs-based financial aid for would-be students who struggle to pay for college. But some state lawmakers are making the case that Georgia should change that, though there are disagreements…...
Georgia's first floating oyster farm engages students with coast
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1510+ words) Think of an animal that serves as a role model. If "oyster" didn't spring to mind, you haven't met Laura Solomon, co-owner of the first floating oyster farm in Georgia." "When you see oysters on the wild banks, you realize…...
Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1264+ words) When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on for decades. The news wasn't unexpected: It arrived a few months after President Donald…...