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- A Look At What The Coronavirus Rescue Package Could Mean For Ga. Schools April 2, 2020Outlet Name: WABE-FM Online...The 'Homework Gap'? Joe Fleming, a lobbyist with the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE), says a lack of access to broadband internet is a...
- Coronavirus Updates: Fulton County Orders Residents To Stay Home Or Face Consequences April 1, 2020Outlet Name: WABE-FM Online...Internet access or tech devices. Joe Fleming, with the Georgia Association of Educators, said that lack of access is a problem in...
- SCHOOLS; ; Statewide school tests postponed indefinitely March 17, 2020Outlet Name: Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe Georgia Department of Education will postpone and maybe eliminate mandatory school testing this year as teachers and school administrators worry about the consequences of disruptions caused by the coronavirus. On Monday afternoon Gov. Brian KeTy Tagami; Staff
- Georgia Milestones, other state school tests suspended March 17, 2020Outlet Name: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Online...and students from infection but are undermining education, said Charlotte Booker, president of the Georgia Association of Educators. Her group...By Ty Tagami, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Morning Rush March 10, 2020Outlet Name: WXIA-TV>>> Welcome back to morning rush. >>> Teachers in georgia may not get the rise they were promised. The state budget approved by house appropriations committee allows for a $1,000 raise, not the $2,000 which governor kemp proposed. We have more detail
- Georgia House meets Kemp on teacher pay raise halfway, proposes $1K increase March 10, 2020Outlet Name: WXIA-TV Online...a 2 percent pay raise for school nurses, Dickey said. The Georgia Association of Educators said it is disappointed with the committee's...Michael King (11ALIVE)
- WSAV's Kim Gusby joins SSU's Reading by the Sea event March 4, 2020Outlet Name: WSAV-TV OnlineSavannah State University's College of Education and GAE/Educators Rising took Read Across America Day to the next level with Reading by the Sea, a...
- Bill scrapping some tests passes Senate March 4, 2020Outlet Name: Augusta Chronicle, The...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). State School Superintendent Richard Woods...By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service
- Bill scrapping some school tests in Georgia passes Senate March 4, 2020Outlet Name: Marietta Daily Journal Online...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators. State School Superintendent Richard Woods also...Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service
- Bill scrapping some school tests in Georgia passes Senate March 4, 2020Outlet Name: Henry Herald Online...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). State School Superintendent Richard Woods...Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service
- Bill scrapping some school tests in Georgia passes Senate March 4, 2020Outlet Name: Northwest Georgia News...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). State School Superintendent Richard Woods...
- Bill scrapping some school tests in Georgia passes Senate March 4, 2020Outlet Name: Gwinnett Daily Post Online...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). State School Superintendent Richard Woods...Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service
- Bill scrapping some school tests in Georgia passes Senate March 4, 2020Outlet Name: Clayton News Daily Online...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). State School Superintendent Richard Woods...Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service
- Bill scrapping some school tests in Georgia passes Senate March 4, 2020Outlet Name: Newton Citizen Online...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). State School Superintendent Richard Woods...Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service
- Bill scrapping some school tests passes state Senate March 4, 2020Outlet Name: Albany Herald Online, The...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators. State School Superintendent Richard Woods also...Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service
- Bill scrapping some school tests in Georgia passes Senate March 4, 2020Outlet Name: Albany Herald Online, The...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). State School Superintendent Richard Woods...Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service
- Push for fewer school tests in Georgia advances in Senate February 26, 2020Outlet Name: Northeast Georgian, The...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). They highlighted how easing test...
- Push for fewer school tests advances in Senate February 26, 2020Outlet Name: Press-Sentinel, The...the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). They highlighted how easing test...Beau Evans CAPITOL BEAT, NEWS SERVICE
- Test cuts praised amid worry on comparing Georgia to others February 25, 2020Outlet Name: Northwest Georgia News...- saying they support the bill "We test our kids to death," said Charlotte Booker, president of the Georgia Association of Educators. The...
- Senate panel backs school test reduction February 25, 2020Outlet Name: Augusta Chronicle, TheLegislation to reduce the number of standardized tests public school students must take in Georgia advanced in the state Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 367, which would nix five tests and give the state Department of Education more leeway on how anBy Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service