On this page you will find a wealth of education research on a variety of topics from many different credible sources.  Click on the appropriate drop down tab of your choice to find relating research.  Information included here does not imply Georgia Partnership endorsement.

In the "Good Reads" section you will find some particularly noteworthy reading items that have been published in professional journals or other similar sources that are more in depth but not formal research material.  These items will provide a little "meatier" education information than you will find in the "Hot News" newspaper articles-section of the the web site.  Also in the Good Reads "Print" section you will find information on Campaign 2008.  Where do the candidates stand on education?  You will find links directly to the three major candidates' education pages on their web sites.

Legislature 2008

The 2008 Legislature has now closed its doors.  How did they do as far as education goes?  There may be some indication considering some of the stories below.  Other organizations have provided analysis.  Visit their Web sites for their perspectives: Georgia School Board Association; Georgia School Superintendents Association; Georgia PTA.

Following are some stories from around the state filed during and after the session.

Charter school bill irks education leaders - Marietta Daily Journal, April 22

Our Opinion:  Stealing school tax dollars - Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), April 21

There could be HOPE for Clayton students - AJC, April 10

Legislature 2008: Amendment could sink charter school measure  - AJC - April 3

Sen. Chance outlines response to SB 458, details 'misinformation' - Fayette Citizen - April 2

School board united in opposing vouchers - Fayette Citizen - April 2

Fayette firestorm guts SB 458 - Fayette Citizen - April 2

Ethics bill for Clayton supported - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) - April 2

Status quo must go - The Augusta Chronicle - April 1

Pre-K demand swells - Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 1

Happy Valley group concerned school will harm Bigfoot habitat - The Times-Herald - April 1

Bill's change relieves Fayette County - AJC - March 30

House panel passes bill aimed at Clayton schools - Rockdale Citizen - March 29

School spending hit in Senate budget - Morris News Service - March 29

State Lawmakers Go After Bullies - WXIA-TV - March 27    

House passes voucher legislation - Albany Herald - March 27

Georgia lawmakers remove 'weigh-ins' from school obesity bill - Access North Georgia - March 27

School choice bills face political squabble  -  AJC -  March 26

Bill to punish students who falsely accuse teachers clears 'crossover'  -  Athens Banner-Herald  -  March 23

New school options  -  Morris News Service  -  March 22

GOP moving ahead on school choice  -  Morris News Service  -  March 22

Reevaluate what is expected from our schools  -  Tifton Gazette  -  March 18

Board glad lawmakers didn't pass tax reform  -  Macon Telegraph  -  March 15

Our Opinion:  Gutting our schools  -  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC)  - March 13

House bill offers schools valuable trade-off for crutch  -  AJC  -  March 11

State belt tightens on schools, teachers  -  AJC  -  March 11

School funding goes to Senate  -  Chattanooga Times Free Press  -  March 10

Host of bills facing Crossover Day deadline  -  Albany Herald  -  March 10

Weighing in on obesity  -  Chattanooga Times Free Press  -  March 22

We can't skip fitness  -  AJC  -  March 13

Childhood obesity and the schools:  Health can start in the classroom  -  AJC -  March 9

Our Opinion:  Right issue, wrong approach  -  Tifton Gazette  -  March 9

Our Views:  A weighty intrusion  -  Gainesville Times  -  March 9

Notes from the Georgia Capitol  -  Access North Georgia  -  March 8

Student weigh-in bill makes little sense  -  Marietta Daily Journal  - March 7

Unpaid leave for school activities, doctor visits would mesh with governor's efforts -  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) - March 7

Legislature 2008: Schools bill may provide flexibility - AJC - March 6

Legislature 2008: Senate passes school voucher bill - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) - March 6  

Clayton accreditation bill clears committee  -  Henry Daily Herald - March 5

Tax-credit scholarships could save Georgia schools millions  -  Cartersville Daily Tribune - March 5

Public schools are slowly being dismantled  -  The Athens Banner-Herald - March 5

Education is about students, not school districts  -  The Athens Banner-Herald - March 7

Obesity's a burden our schools should not shoulder - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) - March 4

Educators, students get tax credits, deductions -  Henry Herald - March 3

Hall superintendent says school voucher bill will face court challenge  -  Gainesville Times - March 3

Bill would promote student fitness - The Albany Herald - March 1

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