Category Archives: Georgia School Board Association

Republican Transportation Bill Would Divert Revenue from Localities

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(APN) ATLANTA — State Rep. Jay Roberts (R-Ocilla) recently introduced HB 170, a bill to increase state funding for transportation projects by one billion dollars, a measure that might seem, on its face, to be a step in the right direction.   But in order to come up with the money, the State of Georgia would divert millions of dollars […]

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Charter Schools Underperform in Georgia, US, despite Potential Brain Drain

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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — Georgia voters are currently being faced with a referendum on a possible constitutional amendment which claims as its goal to provide “for improving student achievement” by allowing a state-run commission to by-pass local school board decisions and State Board of Education decisions to approve charter schools that are not approved […]

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