WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) secured $3.8 million through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund trauma-informed support services and mental health care for Liberty County School System (LCSS) students.
From 2019-2021, Liberty County reported the highest suicide rates in Southeast Georgia, and LCSS is feeling the effects of this crisis on… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) led the Georgia Delegation in honoring the University of Georgia Bulldogs (UGA) football team for their remarkable, undefeated season.
The 2022-23 season was historic for the Bulldogs as it is their first 15-0 season in program history, and included a Southeastern Conference Championship, a Peach Bowl… Read more »
SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) sat down with concerned parents from across the First District to discuss the state of parents’ rights in education. A key component of the House Republican Conference’s “Commitment to America” is to ensure a future that is free, which includes preserving the role that parents play in their child’s education.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Biden’s announcement that he is using taxpayer dollars to pay off up to $20,000 in student loans per borrower, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) delivered the following statement:
“Woke universities don’t need $300 billion in taxpayer dollars, especially when they continue to raise tuition even as the value of a four-year degree declines. Workers… Read more »
Georgia’s Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are united in opposition to a federally-imposed vaccine mandate for colleges and schools.
In a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the delegation made clear that decisions regarding mask adherence and vaccine adoption should be left to patients, families, and their doctors.
“The pandemic has upended… Read more »
Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted in support of the Every Student Succeeds Act today to reduce the federal role in K-12 education, restore local control, and empower parents.
“Our education system is failing our children and it’s not going to be fixed with the ‘Washington-knows-best mentality,’” Carter said. “As a father and grandfather, I know firsthand this is a… Read more »
Homerville, GA – Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-1) touted his efforts to reform education by turning power back to states, school systems, and parents this week as visited Clinch County Elementary and Middle Schools in Homerville.
During the stop the freshman representative spoke with teachers, students, and school system leaders about the need to craft local solutions rather than rely on one-size-fits-all mandates out of Washington.
“Students in Clinch County and all around Georgia are best served by education plans crafted by those who know them best: parents, teachers, and communities,” said Carter. “I’m fighting to take power away from Washington bureaucrats and return it where it belongs. Doing so will help tap the potential I see in these students and all those I meet with as I travel across our district.”
Serving on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Carter helped advance legislation earlier this year that would:
• replace national accountability scheme based on high stakes testing with state-led accountability systems for measuring student and school performance;
• prevent the Department of Education from forcing states into adopting Common Core or any other nationalized standards;
• ensure parents have the information they need to hold local schools accountable;
• eliminate more than 65 ineffective, duplicative, and unnecessary programs, replacing them with a Local Academic Flexible grant to help schools support students;
• empower parents with more school choice options by continuing support for magnet and charter school opportunities; and
• strengthen efforts to improve student performance among targeted student populations, including English learners and homeless children.
After the visit, Carter said he was impressed with what he saw.
“It’s always great to be in Homerville but especially to be at a school here at the beginning of the school year,” he said. “I love getting to speak with the students, hear about their interests, and see the optimism in their eyes. Their optimism is infections and helped restore my hope for the future and desire to continue my work to ensure they have the same or better opportunities than those who came before them.”
Carter was sworn in to his first term in Congress earlier this year representing the First Congressional District of Georgia which encompasses all or part of 17 counties in Southeast Georgia including Clinch County.
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Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) voted in support of H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, today to improve K-12 education and reform the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind.
“As a father and grandfather, I know firsthand how important it is for our children to have access to the best education possible,” Carter said. “It’s clear,… Read more »
