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Innovation in Georgia Schools is Growing
See the original release by GCSA here ATLANTA – More Georgia children will soon have access to a high-quality public school thanks to a vote by the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia. On Wednesday, the SCSC approved five public charter schools participating in Georgia Charter Schools Association’s Charter Incubator program, a competitive and rigorous, year-long training process that recruits and trains…
Like Rep. Park Cannon, Gen Z Activists Are Committed to Protecting the Vote!
EdLanta Student Coalition Leader, Brian Dillard Jr. says Georgia Republicans are continuing un-American values like Trump.
Georgia May Have Saved The Nation But It Sure As Hell Ain’t Saving Its Teachers!
Recently, the alarming numbers of Georgia educators passing away due to COVID-19 is not only alarming but traumatizing. In the State of Georgia’s largest and most diverse school district, Gwinnett County Public Schools, the promises of equity, empowering and protecting all students just simply aren’t being lived up too. After the deaths of numerous teachers and educators in Georgia from…
An Open Letter to the GaPSC to Remove EdTPA Requirements for Teachers
May 16, 2020 Dear Georgia Professional Standards Commission, I am a Black male educator, part of the 2% of black male educators in schools. My story made national headlines as I highlighted why I left school administration to return to the classroom to serve as a special education teacher. It was a hard decision; however, after being put in a…
Dear Gov. Kemp, Georgia’s Reopening Puts Lower Income Families at Risk!
Dear Governor Kemp, At the onset of the decision you made to reopen Georgia, I wanted to believe that this was due to the economy. However, you made it clear that it was because of the data when you stated to Georgia residents in your press conference that, “the data is on your side!” But who is on the side…
Arne Duncan to Trump and DeVos: We Cannot Stop Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Students
In AJC’s Get Schooled blog hosted by Maureen Downey, former Education Secretary Arne Duncan pushes back on the Trump’s administration call to leave enforcement of federal civil rights laws to states. Duncan notes that while Trump has claimed education to be “the civil rights issue of our time,” leaving it up to states to protect civil rights will not hold…