Term

What was Georgia’s position on prohibition?

Definition

Organized reform and public institutions: women led temperance and suffrage campaigns, founded settlement houses and charities, pushed public‑health and school reforms, and created civic organizations that expanded social services and education access

Term

Prior to the 20th century, what type of school system existed and why?

Definition

Fragmented, local common schools with limited reach: before the 1900s Georgia relied on local, often underfunded common schools and private/segregated institutions; Reconstruction began expanding public schooling, but rural poverty and local control kept systems uneven until later reforms increased state involvement

Term

When did Georgia get increased funding for education? Who was responsible for this?

Definition

Georgia significantly increased public‑school funding in 1985 with the passage of the Quality Basic Education (QBE) Act; it was enacted during Governor Joe Frank Harris’s administration and was introduced in the legislature by then‑Senator Roy Barnes