Columbia County Advocates for Public Education

calls for the broadest, most ambitious vision of public education as a cornerstone of a democratic society committed to its people’s welfare.

[Welcoming Augusta @WelcomingAGS]

Do you know adults in the #AugustaGA area who want to learn English? https://t.co/lr6cZYOCQ5 #esl #ESOL

[GA Peace and Justice @GAPeaceJustice]

Defend funding & local control of #publiceducation. Tell your #Georgia legislators to oppose SB 382 & HB 328 https://t.co/7JWBNsI88L via @FundGAFuture

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

Publishing all course syllabi & instructor curriculum vitae endangers students & instructors by inviting political actors to attack the free inquiry on our campuses. Tell Board of Regents to reverse course. https://t.co/JvNUMb4YXz

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

The Right to Read Act would strengthen literacy by ensuring students have access to books & professional librarians.

The Fight Book Bans Act would protect students’ ability to explore diverse ideas and prevent politically motivated efforts to ban books.
https://t.co/vcfZPBspXU

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

Librarians in Georgia need you! SB 74 could reemerge as early as Monday. Some lawmakers are pushing for a vote, exposing public library and school workers statewide to possible criminal charges. Email your representative and tell them to oppose: https://t.co/fPRaJVFmbS

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

The Columbia County School District’s Pre-K program is sponsored by the State of Georgia’s Lottery Funds. Children must reside in the zone of an elementary school that offers a Pre-K program to participate in the lottery drawing for the Pre-K program. https://t.co/9DsXQvnV8D

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

Arts at the Plaza welcomes the community to enjoy a variety of performances in drama, band ensembles, honor chorus & visual arts by students in grades K-12 presented on the Broadway-caliber stage of the prestigious Columbia County Performing Arts Center. https://t.co/kZYLkONgx3

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

The people featured in this #documentary are real librarians, parents, and educators who showed up with integrity, courage, and resolve, often at significant personal cost, to protect the right to read in their school and public libraries. https://t.co/4Lhu4jGu9W

[EveryLibrary @EveryLibrary]

The Librarians is set to premiere on PBS this Monday, Feb. 9, after a robust theatrical and festival run that saw Kim A. Snyder’s documentary earn awards across the country.

https://t.co/KCGZYRdZ8N

[EveryLibrary @EveryLibrary]

“The Librarians” – scheduled to debut at 10 p.m. Feb. 9 on PBS’s “Independent Lens” – follows a network of besieged librarians as they unite to examine how book restriction policies are shaping library collections from Texas to Florida.

https://t.co/nJVRmq5z8s

[GBPI @GaBudget]

1) GA is ranked 3rd in the US for highest avg student loan debt 2) GA has $1.7 Billion in unrestricted lottery reserves it could put toward student education 3) GA could afford need-based financial aid for students with the highest need for $126 million. https://t.co/CMifsI5wM7

[GBPI @GaBudget]

Eliminating Georgia’s income tax would represent the largest transfer of wealth from working and middle-class families to high income individuals and corporations in state history. Read more in our recent report: https://t.co/pqSqkQyxdr

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

The district used the exact same boilerplate rationale for every removal and restriction, citing undefined “age-appropriate guidelines” and “community standards” that appear nowhere in written policy or procedures. https://t.co/fP5ivEX2gV

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

Open future review committees to the public.

End the use of unaccountable committees for viewpoint-based censorship.

https://t.co/KSQ1mb4lpb

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

Freedom to Read Coalition of Columbia County #Georgia #gapol calls on the Columbia County School District to:

Release all committee records and book challenge documentation.

Reinstate all titles removed without public record or justification.

[The Onion @TheOnion]

Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs https://t.co/EX7WAEIVVT

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

Georgia high school reading competition chooses not to submit to censorship demands https://t.co/MyIPglPDqh

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

How to Advocate for LGBTQ+ Youth in Schools- Advocacy at the School Board Level, Wed, Oct 22, once at noon & again at 7 pm Eastern https://t.co/CdKM4fxMRm

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

Urge Georgia high school reading competition to resist censorship https://t.co/67jKtu2An7

[Columbia County Advocates for Public Education @CC4PublicEd]

Strategies to Protect Yourself Online in the Current Climate: A Guide from American Association of University Professors and Faculty First Responders https://t.co/jtaxTFi679