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Georgia educators wait and see how federal cuts will hit schools
In first six months, Trump administration has issued sweeping cuts and directives that affect K-12 education across the country.
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Five issues to watch during the new school year in Georgia
From school safety to cellphone bans, here are five major issues Georgia students and parents should know about as the 2025-26 school year begins.
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Georgia’s childhood vaccination rates have dropped. Doctors are worried.
Georgia's MMR vaccination rates for kindergarteners have fallen from 93.6% in 2019-20 to 88.4% in 2023-24, pushing children further from the 95% rate needed for herd immunity.
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Students, why are you here?
This professor doesn’t think AI is good for developing thinkers or writers, but students will use it. The only question through it, he says, is this: 'Why are you here?'
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Annual Stuff the Bus effort equips students in need with school supplies
Eight buses were parked around Atlanta to collect school supplies to be donated to schoolchildren in need as part of the annual Stuff the Bus effort.
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Applications surge as more students strive for Atlanta HBCUs
Surge in applications at Atlanta HBCUs reflects students increasingly looking for spaces where they feel supported, officials say.
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Remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner: ‘Theo’s gift’ helped mainstream dyslexia
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died while vacationing with his family in Costa Rica, made dyslexia a household name as he played his character Theo on "The Cosby Show."
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‘I couldn’t lose.’ Georgia apprenticeships get boost from federal grant.
The $6.1 million grant will bolster an initiative that helps companies set up apprenticeships and cover training costs. There are 175 active programs across the state.
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DeKalb schools mistakenly told more than 22,000 families to pay tuition
The “urgent” message said the recipient’s address did not appear to be within DeKalb County.
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‘Morehouse changed my life.’ New president hopes to do the same for students.
F. Dubois Bowman graduated from Morehouse College in 1992, now he's back at his alma mater as the school's new president.