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Georgia - How Trump's Education Cuts Will Impact you

Estimated cuts to services supporting our kids - $1.26 billion

Estimated cuts to services supporting our workers: $182.2 million

Estimated cuts to services supporting our continuing students: $73.52 billion

Estimated cuts to services supporting our communities: $23.4 million

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PRESS RELEASE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Betsy Theroux

Monday, February 17, 2025

(404) 656-3996

 

betsy.theroux@house.ga.gov

 

Kehl Mackesey

 

(404) 656-7589

 

kehl.mackesey@house.ga.gov 

 

Rep. Floyd Griffin Introduces Legislation to Repeal Georgia Promise Scholarship Act 

 

ATLANTA – State Representative Floyd Griffin (D-Milledgeville) recently introduced House Bill 436, which would repeal Senate Bill 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act. 

 

“Last year, the Georgia General Assembly barely passed the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, or the school voucher program bill

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Potential Implications of Trump’s Sweeping, Illegal Funding Freeze 

January 28, 2025

Late Monday, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum ordering federal agencies to immediately halt vast swaths of federal funding set to go out to states, families, and communities in every part of the country.

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Deadline Extended

DEADLINE EXTENDED - The National Association for Bilingual Education's (NABE) 54th Annual International Bilingual and Bicultural Education Conference will be in Atlanta, GA for the first time in history. 

PLAZO EXTENDIDO - La 54ª Conferencia Anual Internacional de Educación Bilingüe y Bicultural de la Asociación Nacional para la Educación Bilingüe (NABE) se llevará a cabo en Atlanta, GA, por primera vez en la historia.

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NABE 2025 press notice

The National Association for Bilingual Education's (NABE) 54th Annual International Bilingual and Bicultural Education Conference will be in Atlanta, GA for the first time in history. 

La 54ª Conferencia Anual Internacional de Educación Bilingüe y Bicultural de la Asociación Nacional para la Educación Bilingüe (NABE) se llevará a cabo en Atlanta, GA, por primera vez en la historia.

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August 2, 2024
 
The Honorable Chris Carr
Office of the Attorney General
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
 
 
RE: Funding of AP African American Course
 
Dear Attorney General Carr:
 
We would like to get your legal opinion per the State Superintendent's statement on funding the AP African American Studies course in Georgia. We have included his statement on July 31, 2024, via the link below.
 
 
 
Thank you in advance for your attention to this request. We can
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Georgia Attorney General's Response to Representative William Wade RE: AP Courses and the legislation

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Deadline Extended

DEADLINE EXTENDED - The National Association for Bilingual Education's (NABE) 54th Annual International Bilingual and Bicultural Education Conference will be in Atlanta, GA for the first time in history. 

PLAZO EXTENDIDO - La 54ª Conferencia Anual Internacional de Educación Bilingüe y Bicultural de la Asociación Nacional para la Educación Bilingüe (NABE) se llevará a cabo en Atlanta, GA, por primera vez en la historia.

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NABE 2025 press notice

The National Association for Bilingual Education's (NABE) 54th Annual International Bilingual and Bicultural Education Conference will be in Atlanta, GA for the first time in history. 

La 54ª Conferencia Anual Internacional de Educación Bilingüe y Bicultural de la Asociación Nacional para la Educación Bilingüe (NABE) se llevará a cabo en Atlanta, GA, por primera vez en la historia.

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August 2, 2024
 
The Honorable Chris Carr
Office of the Attorney General
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
 
 
RE: Funding of AP African American Course
 
Dear Attorney General Carr:
 
We would like to get your legal opinion per the State Superintendent's statement on funding the AP African American Studies course in Georgia. We have included his statement on July 31, 2024, via the link below.
 
 
 
Thank you in advance for your attention to this request. We can
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Georgia Attorney General's Response to Representative William Wade RE: AP Courses and the legislation

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Page 2

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