Education

The bill not only mandates the State Board of Education to establish a program for the Department of Education to allocate funds for eligible teachers to purchase school supplies online but also provides for universal reading screeners to be adopted, used and administrated in every Georgia public school and local school system. Senators Clint Dixon and Billy Hickman collaborated on the legislation.

BIG received four awards during the trip to San Antonio, including InBIA's highest honor.

Georgia Southern University will hold five separate graduation ceremonies this week in Statesboro and Savannah. See the schedule and attendance information. Congrats, grads!

The Statesboro High chapter of FBLA has an opportunity to attend Nationals this year and would like the community's help to fund this and future trips. A car wash is planned for this weekend.

At the event in Orlando, Georgia Southern students outperformed students from other prestigious universities in Georgia and Florida, including Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, the University of Miami, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and more.

Students Katlyn Sullivan, Maggie Walker, Emma Adair, Blake Lanier, Jennifer Nguyen, Antoinette Davis, Kate Sproat, Marissa Hendrix, KJ Rhodes, Mallory Hardy, Taylor Mann, and Jaqueta Lewis were honored at the ceremony. Hendrix is a second-generation student in the Rad Tech program.

The National Technical Honor Society is dedicated to recognizing excellence in career and technical education.  Its mission is to honor student achievement and leadership, promote educational excellence, award scholarships, and enhance career opportunities. See a list of inductees in the article.

The Current's Jabari Gibbs provides the background on the current situation unfolding at Georgia Southern.

Step into a world where learning meets excitement at the Regional Employability Skills Day (R.E.A.L Skills in the Boro event). Join Ja'Kori as he describes the wonderful journey of discovery and inspiration, where the Great Promise Partnership and The City of Statesboro Village Builders organized a transformative event aimed at preparing students with the skills needed for success.

Students from Bulloch County were among the 100+ students to attend the event, which offered hands-on and virtual workshops, group training sessions, and one-on-one coaching.