Stories - Subject = References / Resources

DateTitle
5/14/2009 2009 LEGISLATIVE REPORT -- FINAL
1/2/2009 GA PTA Daily Report, What to Expect
11/8/2008 2009 Georgia SENATE, November General Election Results
11/8/2008 2009 GA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, November General Election Results
9/23/2008 Student Voting Opportunities
9/22/2008 Presidential Election Voting Opportunities
8/29/2008 Four Year Graduation Rate
8/1/2008 Georgia PTA Advocacy Resources --- Websites 2008
7/23/2008 2008 Constitutional Amendments, As Passed
7/9/2008 Why we take positions on issues
5/26/2008 2008 Legislature and PTA Positions, May 2008
5/23/2008 Georgia PTA 2008 Voting Record for General Assembly May 2008
5/14/2008 2008 FINAL Legislative Report
3/24/2008 Recess Day: FY08, Georgia Educational Funding
1/31/2008 National PTA response to the Bush 'Pell Grant for Kids' proposal
12/31/2007 WORKSHEET for Calculation of Personal Impact of HR 900 - Updated 1-10-08
12/30/2007 GA’s new Math Curriculum Web Site
12/28/2007 Capitol Page Program for Students
12/20/2007 Current legal Requirements for Parents to Appear at School
12/3/2007 FAQs on PTA and Taxes as in HR 900
12/1/2007 Pandemic Flu Planning
11/17/2007 Tax Funded Public Services Used Daily by Georgians
10/2/2007 Public Hearings by State Board of Education Members
9/30/2007 New High School Graduation Requirements Adopted
9/15/2007 HR 900 -- Repeal of the Local Property Tax for K-12 schools
6/1/2007 2007 LEGISLATURE -- FINAL Report -- Amended - 69 bills needing signature, 53 signed, 16 VETOES, 15 resolutions NNS
5/17/2007 SBOE Report: High School Graduation Requirements, Eff. Fall 2008
5/16/2007 Legislative Report: Tax Reform Legislation
1/19/2007 Recess Report, FY07 and FY08 Budgets
11/27/2006 2007 GA Senate, by District #
11/27/2006 2007 GA House of Representatives, by District #
9/18/2006 Voter Guide 2006 for Gov., Lt. Gov., and State School Superintendent
5/10/2006 2006 General Assembly - Bills PASSED, SIGNED, VETOED - FINAL
5/1/2006 State Appropriations Hurt Local School Systems
11/8/2005 Georgia Seniors, displaced by the hurricanes, have graduation options - See letter to local school systems from GA Dept of Education
11/5/2005 Parental Notifications Required under Federal Law - With permission from National School Boards Association
10/26/2005 School District Tax Rates for 2004
10/25/2005 Report Card for 2004-2005, Many Students DO NOT MEET expectations - Amended for additional clarification on 10-27-05
9/30/2005 NCLB Hurricane Waivers; MyPyramid for Kids; Be an Advocate - NPTA This Week in Washington, Sep. 30, 2005
9/28/2005 Sales Tax Hearing in Roswell - GPTA Written Remarks - Mike comments were shorter per committee chair request.
9/26/2005 Talking Points---Proposal to Replace Property Tax with Additional Sales Tax--9/26/05 - Enticing proposal? For businsess and large property owners---yes; but not for schools!
9/26/2005 NCLB Act: Privacy of Student Records and Military Recruitment Issue
9/23/2005 Vouchers implemented for Katrina Victims
9/10/2005 NPTA This Week in Washington, Sept 9, 2005 - Katrina education relief, IDEA
9/10/2005 Students from Miss. & LA, Eligibility for Extracurriculars
9/7/2005 USED letter to Chief State School Officers - Nothing concrete -- just a promise to look at requirements
8/24/2005 U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Speaks in Atlanta
8/21/2005 ALERT - Sales Tax Replacement of Local School Property Taxes - Hearings in August & September 2005, Please testify
8/17/2005 Beverage Group Bans Sodas in Lower Grades - Reprint from the Atlanta Journal Constitution
8/12/2005 Education Budget Presentation to SBOE of this week from GSSA - Emphasis added by Georgia PTA
8/2/2005 Hearings on State Sales Tax in lieu of Property Tax, Aug-Sep 2005 - PTA members should attend and bring the PTA message to legislators
7/30/2005 HOPE Scholarship and Grant changes, effective May 2007
7/29/2005 Daylight Savings Time Extension - Effective March 2007
4/15/2005 Reapportionment will Reconfigure the State Board of Education
1/4/2005 Capitol PAGE Program for Students
1/3/2005 Tips for Your Child's Healthy New Year
12/9/2004 Sales Taxes as a Replacement for Property Taxes to fund Education