Georgia Department of Education
Dr. Yovanda Horton has a wealth of experience in the field of education, serving in various roles within different organizations. Dr. Yovanda currently works at the Georgia Department of Education as an Educator/Professor, overseeing elementary special education departments and ensuring compliance with special education programs. In the past, Dr. Yovanda has also worked as a Special Education Assistant Principal at Gwinnett County Public Schools and as an Adjunct Professor at Kaplan University. Dr. Horton holds a Ed.D. in Educational Leadership K-12 from Argosy University Sarasota, among other degrees in related fields.
Georgia Department of Education
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The Georgia Department of Education sets policy for all public schools in the state and implements new laws passed by the Georgia General Assembly. The Department trains teachers and principals, oversees federal education programs, tracks how schools are performing and manages the state’s K-12 budget. The Department also works directly with districts in an advisory capacity on school safety, charter schools and homeless students, among other areas. There are nearly 200 school systems in Georgia, employing 110,000 teachers. Those systems include Department of Juvenile Justice programs, state chartered schools and state schools for the blind and deaf. In the 2012-13 school year, there were 1.7 million public school students in Georgia attending 2,275 schools. We are making education work for all Georgians!