The Georgia General Assembly has the chance to make our state a leader in education. Yet some seek to undermine trust in public schools by pushing policies that make classrooms less safe, using hostile rhetoric and disparaging Georgia’s diverse communities and students.
IDRA calls on Georgia’s state leaders to reject those harmful approaches and ideologies and instead to invest in a public education system that ensures every student has access to a truly excellent education that is safe, inclusive and free.
See IDRA’s policy priorities for the 2026 Georgia Legislative Session
April 1, 2026 – Georgia Alert: Last Chance to Act: Final Days of the Legislative Session!
March 6, 2026 – Georgia Alert: Take Action on These Bills Today: Georgia Crossover Advocacy Alert!
February 26, 2026 – Georgia Students Urge Schools to Stop Pushing Out Black Girls – IDRA Releases Student-led Research Report on School Discipline
February 18, 2026 – Georgia Alert: Protect Public Education Day of Action
January 20, 2026 – Georgia Alert: Georgia Opts into Federal Voucher Program as Public Schools Face Funding Strain
January 12, 2026 – Georgia Legislative Advocacy Alert #1 – Policy Priorities!
Perspectives on the 2025 Georgia Legislative session, May 8, 2025
Georgia’s Quality Basic Education Formula Turns 40 – Closing the Gap or Passing the Buck? – IDRA Research Brief, Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed., March 2026
Discipline is Not Security – Dismantling Disparities Should be Top of Mind When Developing School Safety Policy in Georgia – IDRA Policy Brief, by Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed., February 2025
IDRA Data Map – Discipline Disparity in Georgia Schools
Georgia Students Urge Schools to Stop Pushing Out Black Girls – IDRA Releases Student-led Research Report on School Discipline, February 2026
Georgia’s Quality Basic Education Formula Turns 40 – Closing the Gap or Passing the Buck? – IDRA Research Brief, Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed., March 2026
SB 74 Will Have Bad Effect on Students’ Access to Literature – IDRA Testimony Against SB 74, Submitted by Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed., to the Georgia House Judiciary Non-Civil Subcommittee, February 4, 2026
SB 74 Seeks to Criminalize Librarians and Ignores Existing Processes for Community Input – IDRA Testimony Against SB 74, Submitted by Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed., to the Georgia House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, February 6, 2026
Red Flags in SB 446 Diminish Voucher Program Accountability – IDRA Testimony Against SB 446, Submitted by Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed., to the Georgia Senate Finance Committee, February 11, 2026
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Before any bill becomes a law, it must first be heard in both a Senate and House committee. In these public meetings, people are given an opportunity to provide testimony on, for or against a bill.
Meeting with your elected officials gives you the opportunity to share information, data and policy ideas about the issues that impact your community. Here are some tips to help you prepare.
New Model Policy Aims to Equip Teachers to Serve Multilingual Students with Disabilities IDRA released a new model policy to help states establish bilingual special
