GLMA Legislative Priorities for 2010
The Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA) is the largest professional organization serving school library media professionals in Georgia. Adequate funding is one of the tools that contributes to...
View ArticleLegislative Alert: HB 908 – The House Education Committee Hearing in Review
HB 908 – The House Education Committee Hearing in Review Yesterday we spoke to a majority of the House Education Committee members and asked them to consider removing media center expenditure controls...
View ArticleFebruary 16, 2010 Legislative Update
Friday, February 12th marked legislative day 17 of the 40-day session. Education legislation is moving quickly under the Gold Dome. Be sure to follow these legislative updates and alerts to stay on...
View ArticleGeorgia Library Day @ the Capitol
Georgia school librarians represented, on March 10, at the state capitol, (left to right, seated ) Wanda Dunn, Henry County Schools; President-Elect GLMA, Betsy Razza, DeKalb County Schools; Barbara...
View ArticleGLMA Legislative Update: Friday, March 19
Legislative day 30, also known as “crossover day,” is scheduled for Thursday, March 25th. As day 30 approaches, legislators work quickly to pass their bills from one chamber to the other in order for...
View ArticleGLMA Legislative Update, May 1
Teacher Performance Evaluations Dead Several attempts to pass Governor Perdue’s statewide teacher evaluation initiative failed in the final days of the 2010 legislative session. The Governor’s office...
View ArticleSupport The Museum and Library Services Act NOW with This Easy Advocacy Tool
To express your support in just a matter of seconds, use the online submission form housed here to show your support for the Museum and Library Services Act. You can also call (information provided...
View ArticleGoogle, Galileo and Cougars, Oh My!
Mrs. Powell, I thought a cougar was an animal! When the information hit the GLMA blog that Supt. Barge suggested that Galileo was ‘nice but not necessary’, and did not include funding for Galileo in...
View ArticleGLMA Legislative Alert: Expenditure Control Waiver Bill Hearing Tomorrow!
The House Education Academic Support Subcommittee will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, February 15 at 2:00 p.m. to hear HB 172, legislation that would extend the expenditure control waivers through 2015. To...
View ArticleFebruary 23 Legislative Alert
On Tuesday, February 15th, GLMA expressed concerns and opposition to HB 172, legislation that would extend the media center expenditure control waivers through 2015, during a meeting of the House...
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