GDOE continues welcoming public feedback this week

Release: UPDATE: Due to Spring Break and other events, GaDOE has extended the public feedback survey deadline for the proposed K-12 mathematics standards to May 7, 2021. To view the survey, click here. Proposed math education standards open…

The Georgia DOE wants your input

The Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) has opened the public comment period for the new proposed math standards and are looking for your input. RELEASE: SURVEY LINK March 26, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Education…

Health education standards now open to public comment

Release: Proposed health education standards open for 30-day public comment period MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us-Follow GaDOE on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram February 18, 2021 – The State Board of Education has posted the…

GDC investigates suspected inmate homicide in Macon

Release: Inmate Death Under Investigation FORSYTH, Ga. – Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are investigating the death of an inmate at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Ga.,…

Suspected Inmate Homicide at Macon Prison

Release: Inmate Death Under Investigation FORSYTH, Ga. – Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are investigating the death of an inmate at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Ga.,…

Educator certification in GA becomes simpler

Release: Georgia Streamlines Certification for Educators Atlanta, GA - On Thursday, June 11, the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) voted to remove the edTPA assessment as a requirement for the certification of educators in Georgia, making…

$54K in back wages repaid by grocery chain

Release: Grocery Chain Pays $54,935 in Back Wages, Damages For Violating Federal Minimum Wage and Overtime Wage Laws in Georgia, South Carolina SAVANNAH, GA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour…