House passes bill that would put literacy coaches in K-3 schools

Cell phone ban for high schools, school metal detectors, literacy bill move through Georgia House

New literacy coaches for young students, a cell phone ban for high schoolers and weapons detectors for school entryways could all be coming to Georgia schools. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty ImagesSpeaker Jon Burns at the 2026 State of the State address. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The Georgia House passed a slew of bills Tuesday that could reshape the way public school students learn. The chamber approved bills including a ban on cell phones for high s…

House passes bill that would put literacy coaches in K-3 schools

(The Center Square) – Georgia House Republicans and Democrats united in passing a bill that would add a literacy coach to all K-3 schools and evaluate students to ensure they