
As the new year begins, the Georgia Department of Education is turning its attention to the 2026 General Assembly, releasing a new list of legislative priorities aimed at shaping education policy under the Gold Dome.

As the new year begins, the Georgia Department of Education is turning its attention to the 2026 General Assembly, releasing a new list of legislative priorities aimed at shaping education policy under the Gold Dome.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Office of Adult Education held its Fall 2025 Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 18, honoring students who earned their High School Equivalency (HSE) diplomas.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College President Heidi Popham has been elected to serve on the board of trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accrediting body for degree-granting higher education institutions across the southern states.

Troyanna “Troy” Foster, an Adult Basic Education (ABE) instructor with Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education program, has been named GNTC’s Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2026.

A new statewide initiative will soon place opioid overdose reversal kits in every Georgia public school, as state education and behavioral health leaders move to strengthen emergency preparedness amid the opioid crisis.

Youth LEAD Georgia™ has announced the graduation of its 2025 leadership cohort, celebrating 28 outstanding high school students from across the state—including Summerville’s own Adalyn Winder, who represented Chattooga County on the statewide stage.