“Newt has more power, that he can debate Obama better than Rick Santorum”
Read More »Lancey Pulls Name From DDA
Cliff Lancey withdrew his name from the list of board members for the newly approved Downtown Development Authority (DDA) this week
Read More »Monitor Your Child’s Lunch Money with MySchoolbucks.com
Gilmer Schools Nutrition Director Linda Waters would like to encourage parents to establish an account on MySchoolbucks.com.
Read More »Sen. Gooch: Under the Gold Dome Update, Feb 24
Legislative Update By Senator Steve Gooch (51)
Read More »Charter School Bill Passes State House.
The Georgia House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1162 early this afternoon.
Read More »Expenditures Exceed Revenue, Waters Says
December’s Food Service Report “was not as good as previous months,” Gilmer County School Nutrition Director Linda Waters says.
Read More »Project-Based Learning in Gilmer Schools, Kouns Says
“There is project-based learning taking place in every single classroom in Gilmer County”
Read More »Gilmer Goes Platinum!
“Your hard work with the students, faculty, and community has earned your school a Platinum Award for making great gains in student achievement,”
Read More »Sen. Gooch: Weekly Legislative Update
Weekly Legislative Update By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega)
Read More »Charter Schools:Quality Education for a Quality Workforce By Chris Clark
For too many Georgians, finding a job is hard to do these days. And for those who do not have the skills or training required, it is even harder.
Read More »Oakland Academy Charter School Responds to BOE Decision
On February 9th, The Gilmer County Board of Education voted to reject the application for the Oakland Academy Charter School. According to Superintendent Bryan Dorsey, the application was rejected due to the district’s financial situation, meaning that the school district does not have the money to support another school. The Oakland Academy Charter School Board […]
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Charter School Bill Falls Short in State House
Did the cause for Georgia charter schools take a step forward or backward this week?
Read More »Constitutional Amendment Gives Parents Education Control by Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton)
Most people agree local school boards play a critical role in Georgia public education.
Read More »Postponed TSPLOST Proves Divisive
Evelyn calls TSPLOST and all forms of SPLOST, socialism in its purest form, technically speaking, the redistribution of wealth.
Read More »The Vote Pirates by Bill Evelyn
Aye matey! It’s vote like a Pirate day on July 31, 2012. This is the day that Georgians will go to the polls to impose a 1% sales tax on themselves called T-SPLOST. The problem is your vote will not count for much if you live in a small county.
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