The Cobb County Board of Education approved a proposal from Superintendent Chris Ragsdale to build a $50 million multi-purpose facility
Fulton County Schools has released its 2023 Graduation schedule. Graduations are being held in a variety of venues, including The
On May 8, the Henry County Board of Education approved its 2023-2024 budget, which focused on compensation and strategic programming.
18-year-old Princess Barge recalls the moment she set a goal for herself in her first year of high school to
On Thursday, Spelman College formally installed Helene D. Gayle, M.D., MPH, as its 11th President at the investiture ceremony, at
In a special called meeting, the Decatur City School Board approved Dr. Ghyimah Whitaker as their next Superintendent. “Dr. Whitaker
by Rebecca Grapevine | Apr 5, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – More than one-fifth of Georgia’s public high school graduates earned passing
by Rebecca Grapevine | Mar 29, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Legislation to offer private-school vouchers to Georgia students attending low-performing public schools
by Rebecca Grapevine | Apr 3, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – The state Board of Education has posted a new set of
by Rebecca Grapevine | Mar 30, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service Rep. John Corbett, R-Lake Park, sponsored a successful bill guaranteeing teachers a daily
By: Christina Norris Several schools in Georgia are either closing or delaying start times this week due to its heavy
In an announcement to teachers and staff, the City Schools of Decatur (CSD) Board of Education announced Dr. Gyimah Whitaker has been
With the passing of SB 233, it is noteworthy to highlight the additions to the substitutions and three amendments added
The Georgia House of Representatives Education Policy Subcommittee voted to pass SB 233, also known as “The Georgia Promise Scholarship
Georgia Department of Education announced its second series of Opportunity grants aimed at expanding options and opportunities for students in
Dekalb County Schools approved $8,000,000 + for the Evolv Weapons Detection system for forty middle and high schools throughout the
If some Georgia lawmakers have their way, more parents will have options regarding where their kids are educated. On Day
Morehouse College announced its partnership with the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting- the Society. This partnership focuses on
Starting in fall 2023, Spelman College will open a learning hub focused on technology and art titled the new Mary
Julia Bernath, former president of the Fulton County Board of Education, is stepping into the Board Development Specialist role for
The Cobb County Board of Education voted to extend Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s contract to 2026. Board Member Randy Scamihorn introduced
18-year-old Princess Barge recalls the moment she set a goal for herself in her first year of high school to
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On Thursday, Spelman College formally installed Helene D. Gayle, M.D., MPH, as its 11th President at the investiture ceremony, at
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On Thursday, Achieve Atlanta announced their new incoming President/Executive Director, Dr. Cheryl Watson-Harris. Achieve Atlanta is a nonprofit that awards
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This afternoon. Dekalb County Schools announced their sole finalist for the superintendent role, Dr. Devon Horton- the current Superintendent of
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by Rebecca Grapevine | Mar 29, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Legislation to offer private-school vouchers to Georgia students attending low-performing public schools
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by Rebecca Grapevine | Apr 3, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – The state Board of Education has posted a new set of
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by Rebecca Grapevine | Mar 30, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service Rep. John Corbett, R-Lake Park, sponsored a successful bill guaranteeing teachers a daily
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In a communication to parents and staff on Wednesday, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Herring shelved the potential rezoning plans
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Gwinnett County: Board members voted 4 to 1 in favor of renewing Superintendent Calvin J. Watt’s contract at Tuesday’s special
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Georgia Department of Education announced its second series of Opportunity grants aimed at expanding options and opportunities for students in
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Dekalb County Schools approved $8,000,000 + for the Evolv Weapons Detection system for forty middle and high schools throughout the
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The remails of Susana Morales, a student at Meadowcreek High School in Norcross, were found on Monday, February 6th, near
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The Cobb County School Board met yesterday morning to determine the 2023 meeting schedule. Superintendent Chris Ragsdale recommended approving the
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A $1,000 sign-on bonus is available for certified CDL holders at the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Transportation Drivers Recruitment Fair
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The Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) Twitter page asked parents to take a voluntary, anonymous survey on Wednesday, regarding COVID-19
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The Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) Twitter page announced Tuesday that meal routes will be paused on July 1st and
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Emory University President Gregory L. Fenves gave an update Monday on his plan to analyze the university’s history and reconcile
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Due to the diligent work of students, staff members, school leaders, parents and community members, nine Fulton County Title I
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Douglas County School District will once again offer free COVID-19 vaccines at all five of the district’s high schools the
Read moreAtlanta Public Schools (APS) posted a Tweet yesterday asking families for feedback regarding the school district’s plan for its COVID-19
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Griffin-Spalding County Schools will welcome three new faces to the district this school year. The appointments were made during a
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Fayette County Public Schools students can learn more about the district and develop leadership skills through a new training program
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Rockdale County Public Schools were the first district in Georgia to offer free COVID-19 tests to all employees, students and
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Clayton County Public Schools will be holding a virtual Specialty Recruitment Job Fair tomorrow from 1-5 p.m. Regarding the application
Read moreDr. Lisa Herring, Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, announced on Twitter Friday that the school district will hold Juneteenth as
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Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale Health departments are offering a free vaccination clinic with various vaccines for Rockdale County students. The
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On early Friday, the Cobb County School District Board of Education approved the fiscal year 2022 budget overseen by Superintendent
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ATLANTA — Dr. M. Brian Blake, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at George Washington University, has been
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Senator Jon Ossoff held a press conference Monday with Metro Atlanta school officials to discuss the effect that the American
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Douglas County School District will offer free COVID-19 vaccinations at all five of the district’s high schools next week, the
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Bartow County Schools is hiring special education teachers for the 2021-22 school year, according to a Tweet from the district
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The Cobb County School board has been in the news lately with claims of racism and the recent passage of
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The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will have free COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week, Fayette County Public Schools stated in a
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Atlanta Public Schools (APS) announced on Twitter Tuesday, that they will begin to engage with stakeholders about the 2022 E-SPLOST.
Read moreThe Atlanta Board of Education approved the FY2022 Budget on Monday, at the APS Board of Education Community Meeting. The
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Atlanta Public Schools (APS) announced on Twitter Monday that a Transportation Drivers Recruitment Fair will be held Saturday, June 12th
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The Cobb County School Board of Education passed a resolution to prohibit teaching of critical race theory in the district
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The Georgia Association of Educators filed a lawsuit against Gwinnett County Schools in the U.S. District Court of Atlanta Monday.
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The Dekalb County Board of Education proposed an increase in property taxes in a statement Tuesday. The increase will levy
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Fund Georgia’s Future released a response last Friday regarding Georgia Governor, Brian Kemp’s letter to the (Georgia) State Board of
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In a recent statement issued through Twitter, Clayton County Public Schools announced that they would be re-opening applications for their
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Atlanta Public Schools (APS) released a statement regarding the Georgia State Board ofEducation’s resolution change, on the teaching of Critical
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Gwinnett County Public School Board Chair Everton Blair expressed his dismay about dialogue about critical race theory and the passing of resolutions to limit discussion on race in a statement on Facebook early Friday morning.
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On March 19, Cherokee School Board approved the appointment of CCSD’s first administrator focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
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Starting at the beginning of Fall 2021, the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC) member institutions- Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College,
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Starting in the 2021-2022 school year, Clayton County Schools will implement a school-based virtual learning program to provide parents with
Read moreStarting August 5th, elementary students in Atlanta Public Schools will be in school 30 minutes longer to help students who
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Atlanta Public Schools has cancelled a mass vaccination event for teachers following the pause of J&J vaccine after six cases
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On Monday the Atlanta Board of Education voted to change the name of Forrest Hill Academy to Hank Aaron New
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Dr. Samuel King presents to the Gwinnett County School Board.
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The United States Department of Education (USED) on Friday approved Georgia’s waiver of accountability requirements – including having to produce
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In a stunning move on Monday, lawmakers in Georgia approved (30-18) the expansion of the state’s private school voucher program
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Under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, public schools in Georgia will receive more than $3.8 billion in federal stimulus
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The Georgia Department of Education needs the community’s feedback on the proposed the K-12 Mathematics Standards for the 2022-2024 school
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Cobb County Schools Offers Options for families for the 2021-2022 school year.
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Starting in the 2021-2022 school year all Atlanta Public Schools students will return to five days of in-person instruction each
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On Thursday Fulton County Schools Board Members said goodbye to long-term Chief Operation Officers, Patrick Burke has he leaves for
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On Thursday the State Board of Education approved Governor Kemp and State Superintendent’s recommendation to provide a one-time, $1,000 bonus
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Caroline Diaz is the preschool director for Westminster Schools, an independent school in Atlanta. She has a strong passion for
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In a surprising 3-2 vote, the Gwinnett School Board voted to end Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks’s contract a year early
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In a startling move, Clayton County Superintendent Moreace Beasley announced Tuesday that students in grades K-5 starting April 12 via
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As teachers continue to push to be pushed ahead of the lines for COVID-19 vaccines, President Joe Biden said Tuesday
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Susan McCoy, a forensics science teacher at Pebblebrook High School in Mableton, Georgiaa was caught on camera this past week
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On Saturday, February 20, 2021, a beautiful warm day in Atlanta, a coalition of Georgia Educators from all over the
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In a startling move, Gwinnett County Schools has decided to waive the requirement that the Class of 2021 seniors must
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By Crystal Gammon In a press release listed on the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) website www.gae.org, GAE announced that they
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On February 2nd, Governor Brian Kemp announced his plans to evaluate and improve the teaching profession through his Teacher Pipeline
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U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was recently elected to Congress in November 2020 from District 14 in the Dalton/Rome areas of metro Atlanta area.
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By Nathan Brown “Nathan Brown is a student of elementary education at Hamline University. He is a future educator who
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President Biden unveiled his administration’s first legislative priority in a $1.9 trillion stimulus package that pushes $130 billion to reopen
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In a memo to staff today, newly minted Superintendent, Dr. Lisa Herring has made the decision to push school back
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This morning in a 10-page document, “Georgia’s Path to Recovery for K-12 Schools” the Georgia Department Education offered guidance to
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In a surprising 4-3 vote, the Dekalb County Board of Education voted against hiring superintendent finalist, Rudy Crew during the
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In correspondence sent to parents, both Gwinnett County and Cobb County Schools have opted to transition to a four day
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Immediately following the closure of metro Atlanta schools for two weeks on March 16th, Superintendent Roger Woods took the step
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Even though the last day of in person instruction stopped on March 13, 2020, some of Atlanta Public Schools Front
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As the country has shifted to virtual learning, it looks likes the College Board, the organization behind Advanced Placement has
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The Atlanta Community Food Bank will serve for Fulton County Schools families at 10 locations on April 9 from 11
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Today at a 4:00 news conference, Governor Kemp announced that physical school buildings will be closed for the remainder of
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“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night,
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The Cobb County Board of Education approved a proposal from Superintendent Chris Ragsdale to build a $50 million multi-purpose facility
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ended an investigation this week on Forsyth County Schools that
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STONE MOUNTAIN-In a special called meeting this week, the Dekalb County School Board approved a contract for their new Superintendent,
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ATLANTA- The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted not to raise tuition rates for the
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As Cobb County Schools, Fulton County Schools, and Atlanta Public Schools (APS)work to adopt their tentative 2023-2024 budgets, employee pay
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Dekalb County Schools Board of Education announced a new initiative aimed at hiring teachers in hard to fill hard to
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Fulton County Schools has released its 2023 Graduation schedule. Graduations are being held in a variety of venues, including The
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ATLANTA- The BEST Academy Renaming Committee of the Atlanta Board of Education will be holding a meeting on Monday, May
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by Dave Williams | May 11, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – The Georgia Professional Standards Commission voted unanimously Thursday to remove the
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On May 8, the Henry County Board of Education approved its 2023-2024 budget, which focused on compensation and strategic programming.
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Four Georgia students have been recognized as one of the 59th class U.S. Presidential Scholars, a prestigious honor for the
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The Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) is scheduled to vote on May 11, 2023, to remove language for diversity, equity,
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by Rebecca Grapevine | Apr 21, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Georgia is gearing up to implement a new approach to teaching
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In a special called meeting, the Decatur City School Board approved Dr. Ghyimah Whitaker as their next Superintendent. “Dr. Whitaker
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By: Christina Norris Last Tuesday, The Dekalb County School Board announced three town halls for parents, students, and stakeholders to
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by Rebecca Grapevine | Apr 5, 2023 | Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – More than one-fifth of Georgia’s public high school graduates earned passing
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