Pastor Protection Bill Advances in Georgia

ATLANTA, GA (PR) - We got back to work for the fifth week of session on Monday, February 8, and by Thursday, February 11, we reached the half-way mark of the 2016 legislative session, legislative day 20. With only 20 working days to complete our business, and “cross-over day,” legislative day 30, looming, we quickly got to work.  Committees were in full-swing, and many pieces of legislation started making their way over from the Senate to be heard in House committees. This week the House saw bipartisan support and passage of several important bills that will affect all Georgians.

GRU Launches Cyber, Health Sciences Summer Academies

AUGUSTA, GA (PR) – Georgia Regents University (GRU) will kick off two pilot programs this summer for current sophomore and junior high school students. Both the Health Sciences Summer Academy (HSSA) and the Cyber Sciences Summer Academy (CSSA), a residential educational experience, will be offered in two sessions, June 21-25 and June 28-July 2. Each program’s tuition is $500.

Enabling Failing Schools

Atlanta, Georgia, 2/22/2012 - The Georgia House of Representatives passed legislation that would reinstate the commission charged with authorizing charter schools, the first step in an effort by advocates of educational options to overturn a State Supreme Court decision that struck down the commission last year. Nationwide, though, there is a sentiment of comfort with failing schools.