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The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) administers public education in the state. The department is administered by an elected State Superintendent of Schools. Local municipalities and their respective school districts operate individual public schools but the GaDOE audits performance of public schools.
Education reform is the name given to the goal of changing public education. The meaning and education methods have changed through debates over what content or experiences result in an educated individual or an educated society. Historically, the motivations for reform have not reflected the current needs of society.
The "Adequate Program for Education in Georgia," the governor's educational reform package, provided funds to support vocational education, reduce class size, and equalize funding among districts. At the same time, Carter increased the state's commitment to preschool education and launched a campaign that eventually led to the adoption of a ...
“Waste Land: The Department of Education's Profligacy, Mediocrity and Radicalism” is a nearly 300-page deep dive into some of the department’s problems and why true and lasting reform might ...
In a show of bipartisanship, the Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday passed the first draft of the $36.1 billion state budget for fiscal year 2025, approving the measure with a nearly ...
Georgia’s sex education rules, part of the state board of education’s overall health and physical education policy, require schools to teach AIDS prevention and abstinence, but many other ...
Emilie Sandra Deal (née Dunagan; [1] February 1, 1942 – August 23, 2022) [2] was an American education advocate and public school language arts teacher. As the wife of Georgia 's 82nd Governor, Nathan Deal , she served as the First Lady of Georgia from 2011 to 2019.
On May 22, 2012, the Department of Education proposed draft criteria for a district-level Race to the Top program. On December 19, 2013, six additional states (Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont) were awarded a total of $280 million from the 2013 Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) fund. [17]