By Etienne R. LeGrand
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Credit: Maureen Downey
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Maureen Downey has written editorials and opinion pieces about local, state and federal education policy since the 1990s.
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Two Georgia schools ranked among nation’s most beautiful campuses
Travel & Leisure magazine named its 30 most beautiful colleges and universities in the nation, and Berry College and the University of Georgia made the list
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Through a partnership with Construction Ready, Westside Works offers students a chance to learn construction skills in just four weeks. The course normally takes 6-8 months.
This child care grant changes Georgia parents’ lives. Feds may cut it.
The small but mighty federal grant helps low-income parents pay for child care while they finish college.
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An Atlanta neighborhood mourns a 12-year-old boy who died from gunfire.
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Georgians and visitors to Atlanta interviewed Sunday in Buckhead expressed concerns about why President Trump ordered strikes on Iran and what will happen next.
Senate Republicans set up potential clash with House on ‘big, beautiful bill’
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