Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Federal Government's Role in Education Study Committee

Government's Role in Education


Federal Government's Role in Education Study Committee

HR 550 creates the House Study Committee on the Role of Federal Government in Education. The composition of the committee includes the House Education Committee Chair and the House Higher Education Committee Chair or a person designated by them. It will also include three additional House members, a State Board of Education member, three local superintendents, three teachers, and three parents or grandparents. The purpose of the committee is to study the federal government’s role in public education and whether a recommendation should be made that the United States Department of Education be abolished.

Committee Members:

House MembersSuperintendents
Rep. Brooks Coleman, Co-ChairmanRobert Avossa, Fulton County Superintendent
Rep. Carl Rogers, Co-Chairman Charles Wilson, Bulloch County Superintendent
Rep. Rick JasperseMark Scott, Houston County Superintendent
Rep. Buzz Brockway
Rep. Mike Glanton
TeachersParent/Guardians
Justin Adams, Butts County SchoolsMisty Skedgell, Cobb County
Sarah Ballew Welch, Fannin County SchoolsHubert Parker, Gilmer County
Beth Blakenship, Webster County SchoolsEric Johnson, Lowndes County
State Board of Education
Helen Rice, State Board Chair

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