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DeKalb County Schools to build new elementary school through land swap
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Charge of racist remarks costs Forsyth educator job
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Kennesaw State vote on Sam Olens??presidency set for Oct. 12
Georgia Tech buzzes price of online education
Students: Teacher missed classes after #BlackLivesMatter sit-in
Atlanta Braves Foundation to support Cobb school grant program
Get Schooled blog by Maureen Downey
Fulton County schools are testing water for lead
The Fulton County school district is now testing water in some schools for lead.Fulton is the third metro Atlanta school district to test schools??water.
Soccer team takes over when national anthem doesn't play
A Pennsylvania high school soccer team wasn't going to let staffing problems silence the national anthem.
Cheerleaders' decision to take knee during national anthem upsets vets
Several high school cheerleaders' decision to take a knee Friday night while a VFW Color Guard performed at Cornell High School in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, isn’t sitting well with some, especially military veterans.
Olens sole candidate for Kennesaw State president
The state’s top public college official said Tuesday that Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens’ political background and ties to Cobb County were major factors in him being the lone candidate for president of Kennesaw State University, which the state’s Board of Regents will decide upon next week.
Students: Teacher missed classes after #BlackLivesMatter sit-in
Students at North Springs Charter High School say they believe a teacher was suspended for taking part in a student sit-in, but school officials aren?셳 saying.
Kennesaw State vote on Sam Olens??presidency set for Oct. 12
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens??candidacy for Kennesaw State University president took an important step Tuesday when a state Board of Regents committee recommended the entire board vote on Olens next week.
Mother: Cyberbullying, fat shaming led up to fight that injured daughter
Twin McDowell, gave WSBTV investigative reporter Mark Winne cellphone video of the student taunting and then hitting her daughter.
Atlanta Braves Foundation to support Cobb school grant program
The Atlanta Braves Foundation will help give grants to Cobb County public school educators who create innovative and creative ideas in the classroom.
Georgia wins federal dollars for charter schools
Georgia will get $24.4 million to expand charter schools as one of eight states to win money in the latest round of the U.
Facebook post on Michelle Obama costs Forsyth educator job
Forsyth County Schools fired paraprofessional Jane Wood Allen Monday after investigating her posted comments on Facebook calling First Lady Michelle Obama a gorilla.
Sam Olens, regents committee to discuss KSU presidency Tuesday
State officials ended months of speculation by announcing that Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens will interview Tuesday for the job of Kennesaw State University president.
New college ranking lists Emory in U.S. top 20
Atlanta’s Emory University ranked 17th out of 500 national public and private universities in a new ranking by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education.
Extra credit: Transgender teacher?셲 story becomes lesson for others
Natalie Williams was just trying to live her life.For years, the 42-year-old taught her students to treat difference as a new experience.
Schools help needy families as poverty rates rise
Blake Canterbury stood on a stage the size of the Fox Theatre on a recent evening before perhaps thousands of Buckhead Church members and guests, ready to make his pitch.
Schools help needy families as poverty rates rise
Blake Canterbury stood on a stage the size of the Fox Theatre on a recent evening before perhaps thousands of Buckhead Church members and guests, ready to make his pitch.
What does it take to get into Tech? Misperceptions addressed
As hard as it is to get into the University of Georgia, it?셲 even harder to win a spot at Georgia Tech.
Gwinnett case shows difficulty in judging school sex-assault claims
They were once high school classmates, frequently exchanging text messages in the months leading to a fateful meeting at Gwinnett County?셲 Peachtree Ridge High School in February 2015 that changed their lives.
Student wears baby doll dress with leggings, teacher says it violates dress code
A Florida mom is getting answers as to why her daughter was told she violated her school's dress code policy.
Gwinnett County schools: Human Resources director retires
Frances Davis, the Gwinnett County school system?셲 longtime Human Resources director and its top African-American administrator, retired effective Friday after more than two decades in the school district.
Poverty turns schools into suppliers of everyday needs
The middle school student stopped coming to class. She wasn’t ill. She wasn’t in trouble.
Atlanta school district to consider closing more schools
The Atlanta school board will consider closing more schools in the coming months.The discussion of potential closures comes less than a year after the board voted to close one school and merge four others and four years after it closed seven schools and moved boundaries at dozens of others.
Expert says Opportunity School District needs more money for success
Money matters when it comes to turning around low-performing schools, an educational expert says, and Gov.
Atlanta school police investigate scary clown threats
A person disguised as a clown has made threats to Atlanta schools.The threats were made on social media and police are investigating, Superintendent Meria Carstarphen said in a letter to parents.
For teacher, gender transition is lesson for others in acceptance
For the first day of school, Natalie Williams picked out a gray skirt and blazer with a black blouse.
Kennesaw State University students rally Monday against AG Sam Olens
Students will rally Monday at noon at Kennesaw State University in opposition to Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens becoming the new president of the Cobb school with an enrollment of more than 33,000.
Latest DeKalb Schools hire worked previously for superintendent
Andre Riley began working for the DeKalb County School District as director of strategic communications this month after just over two years with Dallas (Texas) Independent School District.
Georgia DOE seeks public advice on state education blueprint.
In leaving No Child Left Behind and embracing the Every Student Succeeds Act last year, the federal government gave back more control of schools to states, some of which are trying to figure out how to use that new control to develop their own improvement plans and benchmarks.
Does Deal?셲 Opportunity School District provide opportunity for kids?
Former Pelham City, Ga., superintendent Jim Arnold doesn?셳 believe the governor?셲 plan to take over failing schools is the answer.
7 things to know about Gov. Nathan Deal?셲 Opportunity School District
When Georgia voters head to the polls on Nov. 8, they?셪l find a list of referendums at the bottom of their ballots.
Opportunity School District amendment: In all those ads, what?셲 true?
When Georgians cast their ballot on Amendment 1 they?셪l either vote for an educational overhaul that ?쐃nds poverty??or they?셪l decide against it because they don?셳 want to hand control of their schools to ?쐎ut-of-state, for-profit corporations.
Georgia School Boards Association opposes state schools takeover
The group that represents Georgia?셲 180 local elected school boards has added its voice to the growing opposition of a constitutional amendment that lets the state take over ?쐄ailing??schools.
This rapper teaches students how to avoid crushing student loan debt
The New Orleans rapper who made a hit song about the joy of paying off student loans — Sample lyric: “No sir, I don’t drive a Maybach / But guess what I did?
Atlanta schools issue national call for help
The Atlanta school district is putting out a national call for help, seeking your best idea on how to transform local schools from one of the lowest performing districts in the state.
How would you fix Atlanta Public Schools?
The Atlanta school district is putting out a national call for help, seeking your best idea on how to transform Atlanta Public Schools from one of the lowest performing districts in the state to a district that does right by all of its students.
How would you fix Atlanta Public Schools?
The Atlanta school district is putting out a national call for help, seeking your best idea on how to transform Atlanta Public Schools from one of the lowest performing districts in the state to a district that does right by all of its students.
Five new charter schools authorized by state commission
Georgia’s State Charter Schools Commission has authorized five new schools, including three in metro Atlanta.
Olympic gold medalist returns to elementary alma mater
Olympic Gold medalist Christian Taylor returned to where the spark for his track and field career was ignited, to inspire students at Robert J.
Fayette school makes Governor?셲 Shape Honor Roll
Cleveland Elementary School is one of 218 schools and the only Fayette County school on the 2016 Governor?셲 Shape Honor Roll, and one of 125 schools in the state awarded the highest, platinum, level.
Fayette school chief is finalist for Superintendent of Year
The Georgia School Superintendents Association has announced that Fayette County School Superintendent Dr.
Woodstock teacher is Georgia Art Educator of the Year
Woodstock Elementary School teacher Pam Morgan has has been named the 2017 Georgia Art Educator of the Year by the Georgia Art Education Association.
Cobb County elementary school gets national honor
Cobb County’s Mount Bethel Elementary was named a Blue Ribbon school Wednesday by the U.S. Education Department.
Gwinnett County high school earns national honor
The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology has been named a Blue Ribbon school for the first time since it opened in 2007.
Atlanta?셲 Morningside Elementary School named Blue Ribbon School
Atlanta’s Morningside Elementary School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.
Atlanta benefactor gives Berry College $1 million
Berry College has received $1 million from a foundation created by an Atlanta philanthropist, the late Bobbie Bailey.
Emory taps former Morehouse president as senior adviser
Robert M. Franklin, the former president of Morehouse College, was appointed Tuesday as a senior adviser to Emory University president Claire E.
Where does racial bias start? As early as preschool.
Implicit bias does not begin with police and black men but with preschool, says one of the nation’s leading researchers on early childhood.
DeKalb Schools: Magnet programs won?셳 move for overcrowding
DeKalb County School District officials say they will reconfigure two school clusters, build a new high school and repurpose several other schools — leaving the Chamblee magnet programs where they are — to avoid overcrowding in north DeKalb.
School referendum opponents sue, claiming ?쐌isleading??ballot language
Opponents of Georgia’s proposed constitutional amendment to let the state take over low-performing schools have filed a lawsuit in the hope of stopping the measure if it wins at the next election.
Did presidential debate illustrate schoolyard bullying?
Weight is not typically a topic in presidential debates but candidates referenced it several times Monday, starting with Republican nominee Donald Trump?셲 suggestion the hacking of Democratic National Committee computers was not the work of Russia but perhaps ?쐓omebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.
Opponents of Opportunity School District sue state over ballot wording
Opponents of the pending constitutional amendment that would allow Georgia to take over “failing” schools and the money that goes with them are filing a lawsuit alleging that the wording on the Nov.
Cherokee schools SAT scores up
The Cherokee County School District, which earned the highest average among metropolitan Atlanta districts, increased its score by 17 points and ranked in the top 3 school districts in Georgia for average SAT scores.
Which Cobb County public school had the best SAT score?
Most Cobb County public high schools had better average scores on the SAT during the 2015-16 school year than they did the prior school year, according to data released Tuesday by state education department officials.
All Clayton County schools score below state?셲 average on SAT
Clayton County Schools students continue to struggle on the SAT test. No school scored at or above the state average in test results released this morning.
Latest SAT scores show DeKalb student improvement
Many DeKalb County schools saw improved SAT scores as they were released today, though most still fall behind the state and national averages.
Which Fulton County schools have the highest SAT scores?
SAT scores at more than half of Fulton County high schools are above the state average, according to 2016 test results released today.
How did Gwinnett County schools fare on the SAT?
Gwinnett County public high school students did slightly better on the SAT during the 2015-16 school year than the prior school year, according to data released Tuesday.
New results from SAT for class of 2016, Georgia?셲 top 10
The results of the SAT test for the class of 2016 are out with average scores for two versions of the test, the old and new.
Which Atlanta schools have the highest SAT scores?
SAT scores at most Atlanta high schools trail the state average, according to new 2016 test results released today.
Making the Grade: Walker School ?쁬ini classes??help freshmen find niches
Entering high school marks a major transition for many students, even if they’re surrounded by friends from middle school.
Eleven Fulton County eighth-graders win $10K college scholarships
Finish high school and receive a $10,000 scholarship to college. That’s the promise made to 11 Fulton County eighth-graders recently.
Is state takeover the answer to failing schools in Georgia?
Is the governor?셲 plan to take over failing local schools and gather them in a special state district headed by his appointee a power grab or a necessary response to an entrenched public school system resistant to change?
Atlanta high school students say Clinton won debate
About 30 Grady High School students who are involved in the school?셲 championship speech and debate team watched closely and took notes Monday night as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump dueled over who is best fit to be the next president of the United States.
Atlanta school board chairman Courtney English to run for city council
Atlanta school board chairman Courtney English has formally announced that he is running for Atlanta City Council.
Government severs ties with for-profit colleges accreditor
Hundreds of for-profit colleges could close, leaving up to 600,000 students including 5,000 in Georgia scrambling to find other schools, after the Education Department withdrew recognition of the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit schools.
Critic of school takeover plan: Fairy dust needed to make it work
On Nov. 8, voters in Georgia will decide whether to grant the state sweeping new powers to take over schools deemed under-performing.
Georgia?셲 Teacher of the Year: I stunk my first year in classroom
Georgia’s Teacher of the Year Casey M. Bethel was on track for medical school when, as a graduate student studying genetics, he discovered he loved instructing undergraduates during labs.
School requires background checks for parents to eat lunch with students
One Alabama school system has a specific requirement for parents wanting to be involved at their school.
Thousands of Georgia students dropped from rolls over unpaid tuition
Every year, Georgia’s public colleges purge between 20,000 and 30,000 students from their rolls for not paying tuition bills, according to new data from the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia.
Alleged school bus defect left kids stranded, cost schools millions
An alleged manufacturing defect in hundreds of school buses purchased by metro Atlanta school districts has left taxpayers on the hook for expensive repairs and left children at times stranded in broken-down buses, local school district officials say.
Kaepernick?셲 knee, Black Lives Matter fuel Atlanta school protests
Some Arabia Mountain High School football players were expected to take a knee during the Star Spangled Banner before their game Friday night against East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg.
Equality in play for special-needs students
An Atlanta elementary school has a new playground where all students, including students with special needs, can play equally.
More than 850 students absent amid racial tensions at Gwinnett school
Nearly one-third of the student body at Gwinnett County’s Archer High School was absent Friday, as those who were present worked to defuse the on-campus tensions that followed one student’s racially-divisive comments on social media.
Fulton County school officials say rumor sparked school sit-in
Dozens of Fulton County high school students staged a protest this morning over equal rights, though Fulton County Schools officials say the protest started over a rumor.
How many sex assaults, other incidents in metro Atlanta schools?
Gwinnett County’s district attorney in taking a look at an alleged sexual assault in a Gwinnett County school that happened last year.
Gwinnett County DA to review school sex-assault allegation
Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday his office will conduct a review of a high school student’s claim she was sexually assaulted at school by a male classmate more than a year ago, saying there was “physical evidence to corroborate her version of events.
Eight myths about getting into the University of Georgia
So your teens want to get into the University of Georgia? There are some critical things they need to know first.
Superintendent says worker who resigned over ?쁫unch shaming' never told to take away student's lunch
Canon-McMillan School District Superintendent Michael Daniels spoke with WPXI on Thursday to clear up what he calls misinformation concerning a former cafeteria worker’s decision to resign over the district's new lunch policy.
Should Georgia go back to K-8 model and dump middle schools?
Is middle school a muddle?Research continues to suggest students fare better in K-8 schools rather than in the far more common elementary and middle school sequence that most Georgia districts use.
Morehouse another Atlanta link to new Smithsonian black museum
In the days leading up to the opening of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Dr.
State board of education supports school takeover amendment
Local school boards have been adopting resolutions against a constitutional amendment to allow the state to take over ?쐄ailing??schools, but now the state board of education has taken its own stand ??in favor of it.
State school board endorses governor?셲 Opportunity School District
At its meeting today, the appointed Georgia Board of Education endorsed Gov. Nathan Deal?셲 Opportunity School District.
Gwinnett County: School district working on new teacher pay plan
Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks updated community and business leaders Wednesday on a teacher pay plan he hopes will help recruit and retain the best teachers.
Gwinnett school chief stresses keeping schools off state takeover list
Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks is not divulging where he stands on the hotly-debated voter referendum in November that would allow the state to takeover chronically low-performing schools.
School takeover language favors supporters, Gwinnett official says
Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said Wednesday the ballot language for this November?셲 statewide referendum on a proposal that allows the state to takeover some low-performing schools is written to favor the plan.
Holy Innocents??graduate?셲 book of poetry published
Kenny Buckner, a 2015 graduate of Holy Innocents??Episcopal School and, the 2015-2016 Atlanta Youth Poet Laureate, can now add author to his list of achievements.
National PTA rates Hillside Elementary a School of Excellence
National PTA has recognized Hillside Elementary and Hillside Elementary PTA as a National PTA School of Excellence for building effective family-school partnerships.
Creek View aeronautics team 4th in national competition
The Creekview High School Aeronautics Team continued its success in the national the UAS4STEM competition, with a fourth-place overall win at the Search and Rescue Nationals.
Riverwood senior co-authors paper for physics journal
Kenzie Fisher, a Riverwood International Charter School senior, co-authored a paper that was published online in the Journal of Applied Physics (Vol.
REMIX: Ga. colleges say Chance The Rapper NOT coming for NAACP event
The NAACP sent out an incorrect press release Wednesday morning announcing that Chance The Rapper would be coming to several Georgia universities to get students to register to vote, which was a surprise to the colleges.
Top official convicted in APS cheating trial free to return to schools
The highest ranking Atlanta Public Schools officials convicted in a districtwide cheating scandal have been sanctioned by the state agency that regulates educator licenses, but one is still eligible to return to a top post in any Georgia school district.
Historically black college wins reprieve from accreditation loss
A federal judge has reinstated the accreditation on probation of Paine College in Augusta, a small historically black college.
Atlanta elementary school gets new playground where any kid can play
An Atlanta elementary school now has a new playground where all students, including students with special needs, can play.
APS superintendent named to Aspen Institute commission
Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Meria Carstarphen will join a new national group that will explore how schools can better teach students non-academic skills, like how to work in groups or be resilient in the face of challenges.
Student?셲 family criticizes Gwinnett County sex-assault investigation
The family of an Atlanta-area high school student has asked the federal government for help with what they say was a poorly done investigation by Gwinnett County’s school system of her sexual assault allegations.
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