The Act requires Georgia universities to release biannual reports, no later than January 31 and July 31, detailing all funding received from foreign countries, entities, or individuals of concern, as designated by the United States Secretary of Commerce. The Act also provides definitions of these terms and establishes reporting requirements.
The bill proposed a prohibition on local education agencies and postsecondary institutions from endorsing any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, which includes any efforts to promote the different treatment of individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, or sexual
The Act establishes statewide requirements for student participation in athletic teams based on biological sex as recorded on a student’s original birth certificate. It requires all public schools, and any private schools that compete against them, to designate school-sponsored athletic teams as male, female, or coeducational. Teams designated for
The Act, prompted by the September 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooting, establishes sweeping safety, health, and wellness reforms for Georgia schools. The Act (1) requires every public school to install an Alyssa’s Alert mobile panic-alarm system integrated with 911 and first responders by July 1, 2026; (2) mandates
The Act primarily functions to require age verification and parental consent for social media usage by minors under the age of sixteen and to terminate the use of social medias in schools. The Act further empowers the Department of Education to create model programs in schools to teach digital citizenship
The Act primarily functions to combat the illegal use of cash payouts for coin- operated amusement machines (COAM). The Act codifies Governor Brian Kemp’s (R) prior executive order that created a pilot program for the redemption of noncash gift cards into law. In addition, the Act brings the Georgia
The Act permits some current students or prospective kindergarteners attending a public school ranked in the bottom 25% by the Georgia Department of Education to apply for a $6,500 grant toward qualified education expenses, including some homeschooling expenses and private school tuition. These grants will only be made available
Affirmative Action is on the chopping block. SCOTUS has historically refused to recognize the intrinsic educational value of racial diversity as a compelling interest. Was it designed to fail?
This note takes a critical look at the shortcomings of the current tests applied to speech zone litigation as well as the constitutional violations that occur when public schools carve out speech areas. Part I examines the evolution of First Amendment law in education, with a focus on university free
The controversy surrounding NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s act of kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality against people of color continues to permeate public discourse. In March 2017, President Trump referenced Colin Kaepernick’s symbolic act during a rally in Louisville, Kentucky, in an effort to
This is a transcription of the 44th Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture given by Professor Peggy Cooper Davis of New York University School of Law.
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