PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA EDUCATORS

Please note that due to the volume of activity under the Gold Dome yesterday, the Day 18 report was in two parts. Today’s Day 19 report...

Week Five of the 2025 Legislative Session ended eventfully. Multiple education-related bills passed both chambers, including a...

The Capitol was crowded and bustling today, but Day 16 was lean on education activity with the exception of publication of a notice for...

The fourth week of the legislative session featured two key school-focused events: House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) held a press...

Gov. Brian Kemp delivered the State of the State Address this morning to a joint session of the House and Senate. Key themes included a...

The third day of the 2025 Legislative Session was relatively uneventful. Both chambers are in the process of assigning members to...

As the morning sun shone off melting snow, the Georgia General Assembly officially convened for the 2025 Legislative Session. This year...

The Senate Study Committee on the Safe Firearm Storage  met Thursday, Oct. 10. This committee is tasked with studying how securing...

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...

House Education Committee to Hear Bill Creating Third Private School Voucher Program Please contact House members now, using PAGE best...

House Education Committee Approves ACE Grant and Lifeguarding & Aquatic Safety Instruction Bills The House Education Curriculum...

Activity under the Gold Dome has undoubtedly picked up as both chambers took action on numerous bills today. Senate Passes Higher PSERS...

Emerging Details on Funding Increase Proposed for Schools State Superintendent Richard Woods and Rusk Roam, chief financial officer for...

2024 State of the State Address Gov. Brian P. Kemp delivered his 2024 State of the State address to a joint session of the House and...

House Passes Governor Kemp’s Safe Schools Act and Glucagon in Schools Legislation, Both Supported by PAGE The House passed HB 147, the...

Governor’s Safe Schools Act Passes Committee Gov. Brian Kemp’s House Floor Leader Will Wade (R-Dawsonville) presented HB 147, the Safe...

House Budget Writers Offer Changes to Gov. Kemp’s 2023 Spending Plan The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the...

The House Appropriations Education Subcommittee convened briefly to hear Georgia Department of Education Chief Financial Officer Rusk...

As described in Gov. Brian Kemp's inaugural address, he proposes a $2,000 pay raise for teachers and other certified staff in his Fiscal...