Right to Education
Every child in Georgia has the right to a free public education, regardless of immigration status.
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School Justice
2025 Policy Priorities
Georgia Appleseed’s 2025 Policy Priorities provide actionable solutions to address the root causes of educational and housing instability for Georgia’s children, focusing on reforms in school discipline, mental health supports, housing stability, and foster care improvements.
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Online Advocacy Training
Free online courses for parents, foster parents, caseworkers, attorneys and schools staff to learn about advocating for children facing disciplinary action.
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2024 Policy Priorities
Our 2024 policy recommendations for Georgia aim to: (1) reduce the number of children removed from school, (2) improve school-based behavioral supports for children (3) increase stability and permanency for children in foster care; and (4) increase opportunity for stable, healthy housing for low-income children and families.
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School Justice Summary
Summary of Georgia Appleseed’s School Justice initiative, to keep kids in school with the supports they need and out of the juvenile justice system.
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Toolkit: School Tribunals
Resources for parents, foster parents, caseworkers, attorneys and schools.
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PeachCare and Medicaid Appeals Manual for Attorneys
Getting Kids the Care They Need Use this comprehensive resource to challenge Medicaid or Peachcare if they deny health or
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Embracing Common Wisdom: the New Juvenile Code in Georgia
An assessment conducted across Georgia in 2016 to obtain feedback on how the revised Juvenile Code is working.
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Kids in Class: When My Child is Disciplined
Additional resources for keeping kids in class, learning, with the supports they need and out of the juvenile justice system
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Kids in Class: Innovations and Best Practices
Education climate (or school climate) is how the school experience “feels” related to safety, teaching and learning, interpersonal relationships, and the physical building. A positive school environment also has been shown to increase teacher retention, lower dropout rates, decrease incidences of violence, reduce the need for out-of-school suspensions, and increase student achievement.
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