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We have a team of reporters dedicated to providing the most comprehensive education coverage in Georgia. @bycassidy @marthareports @rmest0 @escoopstirgus
Atlanta, GA
Joined May 2009
Atlanta educator this week joins teacher hall of fame
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Valerie Camille Jones Ford, head of the math department at Ron Clark Academy, is the second person from Atlanta to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame.
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Missing Morehouse student found dead, college says
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Police in Prince William County asked the public for help to locate 19-year-old Kyle Coleman, saying that his vehicle was found unoccupied after being involved in a car crash.
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Police ‘shocked’ after GSU student killed, 6 injured in LaGrange party shooting
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LaGrange police were called to Seminary Street in Troup County at 1 a.m. Sunday and found seven people suffering from gunshot wounds.
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Study: Georgia lags in national rankings in child well-being
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The Peach State had its highest ranking, 32nd overall in education, and its lowest ranking, 42nd, in family and community, which includes kids living in high-poverty areas.
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Library of Congress must be protected from political interference
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World's largest library holds important histories, including educational documents from the state of Georgia.
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Christian college president put on leave amid sexual abuse allegations
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An independent investigation is looking into allegations that Truett McConnell University in North Georgia and its president Emir Caner covered up years of sexual abuse.
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App points deputies to North Ga. school leader allegedly downloading child porn
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A North Georgia school employee was arrested on charges related to possessing images depicting child sexual abuse after an app tipped off law enforcement.
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Federal cuts, rising costs force Georgia schools into hard financial choices
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Georgia school systems are looking for places to trim their budgets as financial challenges loom. One superintendent warned they're “on a collision course to insolvency.”
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CeeLo Green, three other Atlantans receive honorary diplomas
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Green once rapped in the hit song “Git Up, Git Out,” “I don’t recall, ever graduating at all.”
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Georgia county says it won’t pay for campus police after school shooting
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Barrow County and its Board of Education originally split the cost of the district’s school resource officers. But now the county says it won't continue to do so.
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Low-income Georgia students could pay the price of Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
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Critics warn the cuts to higher education funding will cost students who need it most, especially in Georgia, which ranks near the very bottom in need-based financial aid.
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Clayton County says ‘yes’ to charter school focused on special needs
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Tapestry Public Charter School was established in DeKalb County in 2014 and has a student population that’s 50% neurotypical and 50% neurodivergent.
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Georgia 11-year-old places t-h-i-r-d in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Georgia fifth grader Sarv Dharavane placed third in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the youngest participant to make the final round.
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25 years of wisdom: Class of 2000 valedictorians have advice for new grads
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New technology and new challenges separate the Class of 2000 and the Class of 2025.
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Metro Atlanta valedictorians are resilient, hopeful — and a little worried
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Valedictorians from the Class of 2025 look ahead as they graduate high school.
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Have you heard the (good) news about Atlanta Public Schools?
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This school year was the first for APS Superintendent Bryan Johnson. In that time, he has presided over meaningful gains.
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Georgia public universities ‘return to office’ mandate may spark exodus
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University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue told the presidents that staff and faculty must be physically present on campuses during core business hours.
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Parents, we’ve made it through May. We’ve earned a victory lap.
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Summer break is right around the corner and we’ll all get a change of pace that might not be any easier, but will be at least different than the end of school year busyness.
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Emory’s Fenves ‘transitions’ from presidency to focus on fundraising
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Emory President Gregory Fenves to step down as Emory president and serve in new fundraising role for the Atlanta university.
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Cuts, Carter and college degrees: Perdue speaks on federal funding changes
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The AJC's On Campus shares details about University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue's conversations with a top White House official .
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