Posted inFulton County Schools

Fulton County Schools Named Title 1 Reward Schools

Due to the diligent work of students, staff members, school leaders, parents and community members, nine Fulton County Title I schools were recently named Title I Reward Schools by the Georgia Department of Education. The Reward Schools designation recognizes Title I schools making the greatest improvements. Reward Schools are among the greatest-improving 5% of Title I […]

Posted inClayton County Schools

CCPS to Hold School Nutrition, Certified Teacher and Paraprofessional Job Fairs in July

Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) will be hosting at least three virtual job fairs in July, with the announcements of a School Nutrition, Certified Teacher and Paraprofessional Job Fair, happening on July 8th and July 16th respectively. In order to apply for the Certified Teacher and Paraprofessional Job Fairs go to the Clayton County Public […]

Posted inTeaching in Atlanta

Georgia Spelling Bee Champion ties for 21st in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Ananya Augustine, Georgia’s 2021 Spelling Bee Champion, made it to the Semifinals of this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, before being eliminated from the competition last night. The 13-year-old from Henry County, misspelled the word colmatage, spelling it as “calmettage”. Despite the loss, Augustine is still one of the top 30 spellers in the nation […]

Posted inForsyth County Schools

Forsyth County Board of Education approves new $520 million budget for 2022, which includes new positions and staff raises.

The Forsyth County Board of Education has completed the approval of a $520 million budget for its school district. This finalization comes after the district’s June 15th meeting, which saw the support of pay increases for all employees and more funding directed at new school openings. In April, CFO Larry Hammel initially presented the board […]

Posted inDecatur City Schools

What’s My Rank? – Class Rank Discussions in City Schools of Decatur Board Work Session

Class rank was one of the main topics of discussion at the City Schools of Decatur (CSD) Board Work Session on Tuesday. District Lead Counselor, Kimberly Jones, led a presentation regarding how class rankings seem to cause disruptions for student learning and unhealthy amounts of student competition.  “We’re seeing unhealthy levels of competition, we’re seeing […]

Posted inGriffin-Spaulding County Schools

Griffin-Spalding County Schools welcoming new administrators

Griffin-Spalding County Schools will welcome three new faces to the district this school year. The appointments were made during a Thursday called board of education meeting, in which Dexter Sands was named Spalding High School principal, Michael Mathis as Orrs Elementary principal and Cynthia Jewell as executive officer of elementary education. The appointments were made […]

Posted inFayette County Schools

Fayette County Schools seeking students for superintendent leadership program

Fayette County Public Schools students can learn more about the district and develop leadership skills through a new training program announced Thursday. The program, the Superintendent’s Business and Community Leadership Training Program, will meet over the course of six months for five sessions covering a range of topics to better understand the school system, according […]

Posted inClayton County Schools

Clayton County Public Schools to host Virtual Specialty Recruitment Job Fair

Clayton County Public Schools will be holding a virtual Specialty Recruitment Job Fair tomorrow from 1-5 p.m. Regarding the application process the web page states that, “In an effort to expedite candidate entry into the virtual recruitment event, you are required to ‘apply’ for this posting. This will serve as your pre-registration for the upcoming […]

Posted inClayton County Schools

Clayton County School Board Meeting For Fiscal Year Talks About Reopening, Juneteenth, and More

The Clayton County Board of Education finished up the last board meeting of the fiscal year by voting and discussing various topics concerning the school district. The near 3 hour meeting started off with acknowledgements for student and staff accomplishments and then transitioned to talking about more specific matters. Some of those matters were about […]

Posted inCherokee County Schools

Twelve Class of 2021 Cherokee County School District Graduates Honored by Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame

On Tuesday afternoon, the Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame announced that it has chosen to honor twelve Cherokee County School District Class of 2021 graduates. This organization recognizes the most outstanding senior male and female athletes from all of Cherokee County School District’s high schools every spring. Awardees are nominated through their school’s administrators […]

Posted inGwinnett County Schools

The Gwinnett County School Board meeting goes on without a hitch, but Critical Race Theory overshadows most public discussion.

Unlike last month’s meeting, which saw tempers flare between board members and disgruntled parents who refused to wear face coverings, this meeting was a breath of fresh air. With several Gwinnett County Public School police officers and Gwinnett County Sheriff’s deputies present, no disruptions ruined the meeting. “It was much better (and) incredibly productive relative to […]

Posted inAtlanta Public Schools

Atlanta Public Schools to make an ‘Official District Holiday’

Dr. Lisa Herring, Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, announced on Twitter Friday that the school district will hold Juneteenth as an “official district holiday.” “In honor of #Juneteenth and in alignment with its status as a federal holiday, APS is adopting Juneteenth as an official district holiday. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, all APS […]

Posted inCOVID-19

GNR Health departments to offer free vaccine clinic to Rockdale County students

Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale Health departments are offering a free vaccination clinic with various vaccines for Rockdale County students. The clinic will offer the Tdap vaccine for incoming seventh grade students, the meningitis shot for rising 11th graders and the COVID-19 vaccine for all students aged 12 and up, according to a Facebook post from […]

Posted inCobb County Schools

Cobb County Board of Education Approves 4-8.6% raise for Staff

On early Friday, the Cobb County School District Board of Education approved the fiscal year 2022 budget overseen by Superintendent Chris Ragsdale. With the approval, all non-temporary Cobb County staff will receive between a 4-8.6% raise this upcoming 2021-2022 school year. “The salary increase for every single non-temporary employee, of 4 to 8.6%, is a […]

Posted inCobb County Schools

Special Accreditation Review set for Cobb County School District

Cobb County Schools will hold a special accreditation review between August 15th-18th. The situation began when Board members Dr. Jaha Howard, Charisse Davis and Leroy Tre’ Hutchinson sent a letter to Cognia, an accreditation organization, for help in January. The letter cited various issues, mainly regarding a lack of acknowledgement from the Board to their […]

Posted inGeorgia Politics

Georgia State University Welcomes Dr. M. Brian Blake as President

ATLANTA — Dr. M. Brian Blake, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at George Washington University, has been named Georgia State University’s president by the University System Board of Regents. He begins his tenure Aug. 9. Blake, a computer scientist and software engineer, succeeds President Mark Becker, who led the university to unparalleled […]

Posted inClayton County Schools

American Rescue Plan gives Metro Atlanta Schools over a Billion Dollars

Senator Jon Ossoff held a press conference Monday with Metro Atlanta school officials to discuss the effect that the American Rescue Plan will have on metro Atlanta school districts this fall. “Thanks to the federal funds coming through the American Rescue Plan passed by congress and signed by President Biden, every single school district in […]

Posted inCobb County Schools

Questions Fly at Virtual Cobb County Town Hall Meeting with Board Member Dr. Jaha Howard

A Virtual Town Hall Meeting was held on Zoom and Facebook Live Tuesday, allowing Cobb County residents to voice their concerns or questions regarding the school system. The meeting was hosted by Cobb County Board member Dr. Jaha Howard, and Howard answered questions from viewers through the chats on the two platforms. Howard reiterated that […]

Posted inSpecial Education

Bartow County Schools seeking special education teachers

Bartow County Schools is hiring special education teachers for the 2021-22 school year, according to a Tweet from the district Tuesday. Applicants must be certified or eligible for teacher certification by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission in special education, the district states in the Tweet. Special education teachers will plan and provide guidance in learning, […]