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…
GA teacher recruitment tax credit applications now available
Georgia's Teacher Recruitment Tax Credit applications are now available to improve rural and low-performing public schools. Release: Applications for Georgia’s Teacher Recruitment Tax Credit, which was created to improve teacher recruitment for rural and low-performing…
Education transparency package measures increased
A proposal package of measures to strenthen transparency between schools and the community was approved by the State Board of Education. Release: State School Superintendent Richard Woods is proposing a package of measures to strengthen…
Career Pathways expand college credit eligiblity
The Technical College System of Georgia is expanding the high school courses list for students to receive college credits. Release: The Georgia Department of Education and Technical College System of Georgia are expanding the list…
GaDOE awards stART grants to rural schools including…
The Georgia Department of Education awards stART grants to rural school districts to expand fine arts education. Release: The Georgia Department of Education is awarding a total of $70,000 to rural school districts to help…
Georgia BOE selects new officers, Kemp appoints new…
Release: The State Board of Education, at its December meeting, selected a new slate of officers. Jason Downey (8th Congressional District) will serve as chair and Dr. Stan DeJarnett (10th Congressional District) will serve as…
GaDOE creating Electric Vehicle Career Pathway
Release: The Georgia Department of Education is creating a Career Pathway that will equip students with the skills to enter the electric vehicle industry, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced today. The Electric Vehicle Career…
Wiregrass offers AWS Cloud skills online
Release: Companies need employees with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud skills, and Wiregrass is now offering online AWS skills training. As part of the Governor’s initiative between the Technical College System of Georgia, the Georgia…
GaDOE awards grants to build computer science teacher…
Release: The Georgia Department of Education is awarding a third round of grants to school districts to help them build teacher capacity around computer science education, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced. Seventeen school districts will receive…