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Quick Adjournments in the House & Senate
Neither chamber took up any education legislation this morning. Both will reconvene at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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Georgia's ESSA Plan Approved
The news broke Friday night (and most stakeholders are already aware) that Georgia's ESSA plan was approved by the United States Education Department last week. More from the AJC'S Ty Tagami HERE. Gov. Deal, who declined to sign the plan as submitted, has continued to express concern regarding the plan's de-emphasis of standardized testing.
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| Wednesday, Jan 24 |
Legislative Day 9
Senate Ed Committee, 3pm, 450 Capitol
House Retirement Committee, 2pm, 515 CLOB
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| Thursday, Jan 25 |
Legislative Day 10
Joint Education Committee, 2pm, 606 CLOB
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Day on Capitol Hill Registration Now Open
Please join us on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, for Day on Capitol Hill. PAGE is partnering with the Georgia Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (GACTE) and the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL) again in 2018. Our focus this year is Georgia's teacher pipeline, and we'll spend time under the Gold Dome and at our luncheon session discussing the future of the pipeline with state policymakers. We'll also hear from education budget expert Claire Suggs and Georgia's newly hired Chief Turnaround Officer Eric Thomas, Ph.D. Please register now for this FREE event and invite your House and Senate member to lunch on Feb 20.
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Margaret Ciccarelli - Director of Legislative Affairs
[email protected]
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PAGE's core business is to provide professional learning for educators that will enhance professional competence and confidence, build leadership qualities and lead to higher academic achievement for students, while providing the best in membership, legislative and legal services and support |
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