Tag Archives: Ron Jackson

Political Notes – Drug-testing bill could trigger a lawsuit

Litigation is being prepared in anticipation of Gov. Nathan Deal signing into law the requirement that welfare applicants undergo a drug screening test . . .

Tags: drug testing , ethics laws , Ford , Fourth Amendment , Gerry Weber , Kia , Nathan Deal , Ron Jackson , Sam Olens , TANF , Technical College System , Tex McIver , unemployment benefits

Senate committee approves immigrant student ban

Senate Judiciary Committee votes out legislation that would ban undocumented students from Georgia’s public colleges and universities . . .

Tags: Hank Huckaby , public benefit , Ron Jackson , undocumented students , University System

Tuition, fee increases resulting in college dropouts

Hundreds of students are dropping out of many of Georgia’s public colleges because of continuing increases in tuition and fees, chancellor says . . .

Tags: campus consolidations , fee increases , Hank Huckaby , John Brown , Ron Jackson , Technical College System , tuition increases , University System

Deal promotes ‘skilled trade’ jobs

Gov. Nathan Deal launches ‘Go Build Georgia’ program that will try to promote interest among young workers in skilled trade jobs . . .

Tags: Nathan Deal , Ron Jackson , skilled trades , Technical colleges

Tech college board approves college completion plan

The board of the Technical College System signs off on a college completion plan already adopted by the University System that will attempt to improve Georgia’s college graduation rate . . .

Tags: higher education graduation rates , Nathan Deal , Ron Jackson , Technical College System , University System

Two technical colleges merge

The Technical College System of Georgia officially merges the Sandersville and Heart of Georgia schools into the Oconee Fall Line Technical College, effective Friday . . .

Tags: Heart of Georgia Technical College , Ron Jackson , Sandersville Technical College , Technical College System