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Ga. school district faces ‘financial crisis,’ top education official says
Dublin City Schools must pay the state millions and plan for "substantial" spending cuts.
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Emory giving free tuition to students from families making under $200,000
Starting next academic year, Emory University will be tuition-free for undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000, a move that could help hundreds of students.
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On tap: A $14 million Sanford Stadium renovation UGA fans will never see
An original feature at UGA's Sanford Stadium in Athens has gone almost untouched for nearly a century. A $14 million fix under the Georgia Bulldogs field begins in 2026.
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Atlanta HBCUs win millions from White House — but it could be at others’ expense
The additional allocation from the Trump administration will bring federal HBCU funding to a total of more than $1.34 billion in fiscal year 2025.
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Georgia teachers on leave for Charlie Kirk social media posts
Cobb school employees join a growing list of people fired or suspended from jobs across the nation for allegedly inflammatory social media posts.
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Parenting toward grief vs. revenge in wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing
We should help children wage war against ideas, not people.
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Atlanta HBCUs lift shelter-in-place order after threat
Clark Atlanta, Morris Brown, Morehouse and Spelman issued now-lifted shelter-in-place orders Thursday after a threat to CAU.
Perdue vows to protect universities’ ‘civil debate’ in wake of Kirk’s killing
University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue issued a statement on the importance of free speech after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.
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The recipe for making your kids wiser starts with these 3 ingredients
Your child’s happiness is best seen as a side dish, not the main. Let’s consider the concept of wisdom as a more hearty main course.
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5 years later, what’s become of MacKenzie Scott’s $55M gifts to Atlanta HBCUs?
In five years, Scott has given away more than $19 billion to more than 2,450 nonprofits, with at least $256 million donated to Georgia-based organizations, Yield Giving says.