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2014 Georgia Legislative Session Wrap-up (UPDATE 1)

April 7, 2014 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Once again, it was not exactly a banner year for progressive legislation down at the Georgia General Assembly. Atlanta Progressive News followed the General Assembly in depth this year, including coverage of several bills. Previously, APN published our wrap-up of Crossover Day, which was on March 03, 2014: http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/interspire/news/2014/03/06/georgia-legislature-crossover-day-overview.html The Crossover Day wrap-up article contains […]

Parent Trigger Bill May Come up Again in Legislature This Year (UPDATE 1)

January 15, 2014 BARBARA PAYNE Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — House Bill 123, the Parent Teacher Empowerment Act, commonly known as the Parent Trigger bill, care of State Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Atlanta) and others, is rearing its ugly head again, this time for a possible State Senate vote. Having passed the House last year, in a vote of 97 to 74, but dying an […]

Parent Trigger Act Another Threat to Public Education in Georgia (UPDATE 1)

January 12, 2013 MARKO ROBINSON Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — HB 123, the Parent and Teacher Empowerment Act, also known as the Parent Trigger Act, is the latest effort by some, mostly Republican, legislators, to promote charter schools in Georgia and continue to undermine the public education system and public schools. The Act was introduced on January 28, 2013 by State Reps. Edward Lindsey (R-Atlanta), Brooks Coleman […]