ATLANTA – State Representative Don Hogan (R-St. Simons) read to students this week at St. Simons Elementary in St. Simons, Ga. as part of Georgia Pre-K week.
“It was an honor to take part in Georgia Pre-K week by reading to our local students this week,” said Rep. Hogan. “Georgia’s Pre-K program is making great strides in our state by laying the educational foundation for our students, and it was great to be in the classroom to experience that.”
Voices for Georgia’s Children, which hosts Georgia Pre-K Week, gave this brief history on Georgia’s Pre-K program: “In 1992, Governor Zell Miller launched a pilot program called Georgia Pre-K. The lottery-funded program served 750 four-year-olds in the state. Georgia Pre-K is a voluntary, free program available to all of Georgia’s four-year-olds regardless of parental income. Now, 26 years later, the program has laid a solid foundation for academic excellence and future success in the lives of approximately 1.6 million children.”
Representative Don Hogan represents the citizens of District 179, which includes portions of Glynn County. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 and currently serves on the Economic Development & Tourism, Information and Audits and Natural Resources & Environment committees.
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