Education in Atlanta is an equity-led newsroom committed to covering one of Atlanta’s most underreported stories: the effort to improve schools for all children within the metro Atlanta area, especially those who have been disenfranchised to quality education due to race, socioeconomic, or disability. Currently, less than half of students in the metro Atlanta area reading or doing math on grade level, we’re in a crisis and it’s time for us to report as our kids’ lives depend on it because they do.
Recent Education News in Metro Atlanta
The Metro Atlanta area consists of over seventeen counties, learn what’s happening in each one.
- Fulton County Schools and Dekalb County Schools announce a virtual start to the second semester
- Atlanta Public Schools to return to school January 3, staff must test
- Georgia Department of Education awards $500,000 to expand CTAE programs
- Clayton County Schools to go virtual for start of second semester
- An increase in COVID cases has metro Atlanta districts adjusting their plans
- Decatur City Schools to require booster shot for COVID-19 for all staff members
- Dekalb County Schools partners with Amazon to fund computer science education
- Emory University announces spring semester courses to begin in remote format
- Blair Not Seeking Reelection to Gwinnett County Schools Board
Trending Topics
County to county, district to district, here’s what everyone is reading.
- Cobb County School Board Vice Chairman David Banks Disseminates Misinformation About COVID-19
- Clayton County Public Schools set to reopen Virtual Learning Program for 2021-2022 school year.
- Cobb County Board of Education Approves 4-8.6% raise for Staff
- Cherokee County Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Resigns Before Starting
- Jennifer Susko, Cobb County Schools Counselor, and Black Lives Matter Activist resigns
- Georgia Department of Education Releases Reward Schools
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COVID-19 Back to School
As thousands of students of Georgia come back to school after the COVID-19 pandemic, learn how metro Atlanta districts are balancing students along with controlling COVID-19.
- Rockdale County Public Schools asks Parents to take Voluntary, Anonymous COVID-19 Vaccination Survey
- Douglas County School District to continue offering free COVID-19 shots
- GNR Health departments to offer free vaccine clinic to Rockdale County students
- Opinion: The Learning Loss Noone in Georgia Is Discussing
See more about COVID in the metro area →
About Education in Atlanta
Education in Atlanta is produced by a team of committed writers, editors, and community activists focused on reporting about education to underserved communities in and around the Atlanta area. Founded as an incubator of innovation from The Educator’s Room in 2018, our goal is to make sense of all of the education noise in the area and make sense of it for the community that makes the metro Atlanta area special.
Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Public Schools focuses on a caring culture of equity, trust, and collaboration, every student will graduate ready for college, career, and life. Read about what’s happening in that district.
Cobb County Schools
Cobb County Schools is a school district of excellence where all students succeed. Read about what’s happening in that district.
Dekalb County Schools
Dekalb County Schools in Georgia’s 3rd largest school district while using deep teaching and learning to produce globally competitive students prepared for higher education, careers, and life.
Gwinnett County Schools
Gwinnett County Schools is recognized as a top district committed to becoming a system of world-class schools.
- Georgia Association of Educators files lawsuit against Gwinnett County Schools for First Amendment violation
- Fulton County Schools’ Chief Operations Officer Leaves for Job With Gwinnett County Schools
- The Gwinnett County School Board meeting goes on without a hitch, but Critical Race Theory overshadows most public discussion.
- Gwinnett County Public Schools appoints three principals
