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Ga. students are riding buses from the ’80s due to lack of funding

It’s no secret that Gov. Nathan Deal has chronically under-funded Georgia public education for the majority of his time in office. Teachers are underpaid, arts and music programs were cut and until very recently, some schools couldn’t afford to stay open for the full school year. Transportation to and from school is no exception to the gross undervaluation of our schools by conservative lawmakers. A number of school systems are still not receiving the resources

Diverse group of parents at Walton High School hold sign reading "Walton parents are PROUD of our kids for walking out!"
Education

Thousands of students across the state participate in #NationalWalkOutDay

Students in Georgia walked out in droves yesterday in protest of the gun violence that has taken place on campuses around the country. On March 14, students across the nation participated in #NationalWalkOutDay. In Georgia, there have been reports from nearly every corner of the state of students participating in walkouts, hosting moments of silence and organizing school-wide events. One student from South Georgia, described how writing out the names of all the victims of

Economy

Gov. Deal to cut education funding again

Despite wanting to be known for improving education, Gov. Nathan Deal has cut $9.2 billion in education funding since 2003. He has tasked himself with creating takeover plan after takeover plan to reform schools, but all he really has to do to make improvements is stop cutting funding. He drains our public schools of the money they need to pay teachers and provide transportation and labels them “failing.” He creates plans where once schools are

Education

First round of school takeovers spells trouble for Georgia schools

Last year, Better Georgia and a coalition of teachers, parents and advocates fought hard to stop Gov. Deal from taking local control away from our public schools and handing our schools over to his handpicked, unelected education czar. Thanks to a lot of hard work by the coalition, voters overwhelmingly rejected Deal’s school takeover measure at the polls last November, marking a huge win for pro-public education Georgians. But instead of listening to what Georgians

Podcast Ep. 22: Wins and Losses

Now that the election is over, we’re talking about who won and who lost. The good news? Georgia voters made some great decisions about things like the school takeover. The bad news? Our president. Listen in as we analyze the results of the battle over Georgia schools, the progressive movement in Georgia, and the work we have to continue doing. You can Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a rating

Trump & Schools on the Better Georgia Podcast
Better Georgia

Podcast Ep. 19: Trump & Schools

Today we’re talking about the latest from the campaign trail, both nationally and in the state of Georgia. First we’re talking about the resignation of the Trump campaign’s executive director for Georgia, Brandon Phillips, after news of his past criminal record broke. We’re also covering the culture Trump has created, and the issue of his avoidance when it comes to releasing his tax returns. Then it’s time to get more local as we talk about