Education
Congressman Johnson believes that high-quality education should be a right, not a privilege, for all Americans. He is committed to addressing inequalities within the education system, increasing funding for public schools, and making higher education more accessible. Hank has introduced and supported legislation to secure resources for schools, protect students from abusive loan practices, and enhance access to arts, music, and technical education programs. Moving forward, he will continue to advocate for increased teacher pay and equitable funding for under-resourced schools to ensure every student has the chance to succeed.
For more on Congressman Johnson’s work on education, please read below.
More on Education
Statement of
The Honorable Hank Johnson
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management hearing on
"The Opioid Epidemic in Appalachia: Addressing Hurdles to Economic Development in the Region"
December 12, 2017
Good morning. I would like to thank the Chairman for holding this hearing on the opioid epidemic in Appalachia.
LITHONIA, GA —Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is pleased to announce that 16-year-old Jonathan Daniel is the winner of the 2017 Fourth District Congressional App Challenge.
"Science and technology are transforming our world and I'm very proud of the students who participated in this year's challenge," said Johnson. "The app challenge allows us to showcase some of the Fourth Congressional District's brightest young minds as they take on cutting-edge technology that is becoming an increasing part of all our lives."
Barrington Irving, the youngest person and the first African American pilot to circumnavigate the globe on his own, is collaborating with Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Georgia) for Irving's "Mitsubishi Dream & Soar Presented by Barrington Irving." The event will take place on October 17 in Johnson's home state of Georgia. The event, which is sponsored by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (Booth: C1062), fits in with the congressman's Full STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) Ahead Initiative.
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) has launched his "Get Lit-A-Tour" to connect one-on-one with youth and young adults.
From left: Tichina Arnold, Ronreaco Lee, Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson, Congressman
Hank Johnson, Teyonah Parris, Erica Ash and Jessie T. Usher.
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is inviting K-12 students who live or attend a school in the Fourth Congressional District to demonstrate their technology skills by developing an app.
ATLANTA, GA – On Tuesday, August 1, 2017, Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) is taking 10 local students to inventor Dr. Lonnie Johnson's tech lab in Atlanta to help celebrate "Startup Day Across America" – a day to recognize the ingenuity and entrepreneurship taking place in our backyards and expose young people to the possibilities of entrepreneurship, raise awareness and help generate support for startup communities across the country.
"About 50 volunteers from Wipro took turns alongside U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia; state Democratic Sen. Elena Parent, and local Commissioner Nancy Jester to form an assembly line to complete the "backpack build," filling 500 backpacks with 1,500 books at our office."
Decatur High School rising junior Sonia Karkare and Emily Lent, a rising senior at Providence Classical Christian School in Oxford, Ga., will spend their 2017-2018 school year in Germany as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Program.