Georgia Federation of Teachers

Georgia Parent Accountability Coalition - Holding Parents/Guardians Accountable to Protect Teachers & Students

Recent Headlines:
- Atlanta News First (5/6/25) "Proposed Georgia bill would hold parents liable if their child assaults a teacher" https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com
- AJC (5/6/25): Teachers union proposes punishing parents if kid hits teacher https://www.ajc.com
- WSB Radio (5/1/25): "Fight at MLK Jr. High sparks calls for parent accountability" https://www.wsbradio.com

Our schools are in crisis. The American Federation of Teachers and our partners, the American Psychological Association, Design It For Us, Fairplay, and ParentsTogether, have witnessed, firsthand, the dramatic disruption in the teaching and learning ecosystems of all our nation’s schools—both public and private.

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

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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

Potential Implications of Trump’s Sweeping, Illegal Funding Freeze

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.

Open Letter to State School Superintendent on AP Course Funding

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July 29, 2024

Richard Woods
State School Superintendent
Georgia Department of Education
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr., SE
Atlanta, GA 30334

Dear Superintendent Woods:

We hope this letter finds you well. We are writing to express our concerns regarding the recent decision to deny funding for the AP African American Studies course in Georgia. This decision raises several questions that we believe need to be addressed for the benefit of our students and the integrity of our educational system.

Firstly, we would like to understand the rationale behind the decision to deny funding for

8/2/24 Letter to Georgia Attorney General

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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.

https://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/communications/Pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?PressView=default&pid=1152

Thank you in advance for your attention to this request. We can

US Department of Education Settles with AFT in PSLF Suit

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Fact Sheet

GA Attorney General Response on AP Funding & Legislation

Georgia Attorney General's Response to Representative William Wade RE: AP Courses and the legislation

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