THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
GaDOE awards $500,000 to expand CTAE programs, including…
Release: The Georgia Department of Education is awarding a total of $500,000 to school districts to help them expand and improve Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) programs for students. Eleven school districts are receiving…
Georgia expands personal finance education for all students
Release: December 9, 2021 – Georgia is making changes to ensure all students receive more personal finance instruction they can apply to their daily lives after high school. The State Board of Education today approved State…
Georgia’s Path2College 529 Plan receives upgraded rating
Release: Atlanta, GA – Morningstar, Inc., a leading investment research firm, upgraded its rating of Georgia’s Path2College 529 Plan from Neutral to Silver, leapfrogging eighteen other state 529 college savings plans. Georgia is the only…
Wiregrass ranked #4 among Nation’s Top Online Community…
Release: Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has earned a top ranking for Top Online Community Colleges by OnlineSchoolsGuide.net. The Online Schools Guide editors examined accredited community colleges offering online or hybrid degree programs. The ranks were…
New agreement earns GA students college credit for…
Release: The Georgia Department of Education and Technical College System of Georgia have collaborated to develop statewide articulation agreements that will allow students to receive TCSG college credits for certain Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education…
Gov. Kemp announces education relief fund applications
Release: Atlanta, GA – Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the availability of $47 million in Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER), beginning August 1. The Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) will distribute these…
Georgia DOE establishing new Office of Rural Education…
Release: July 28, 2021 – State School Superintendent Richard Woods is establishing a new Office of Rural Education and Innovation at the Georgia Department of Education, providing a continued, cabinet-level voice for the needs of rural…
GDOE opens new K-12 math standards for public…
Release: GaDOE posts mathematics standards for 30-day public comment period MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us July 22, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Education has posted new K-12 Mathematics Standards for a 30-day public…