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Wyatt Gibson, 5, died July 16, 2021, after contracting COVID-19, according to his family. The child lived in Calhoun, and his father Wes is a Whitfield County Sheriff's deputy. (Photo: GoFundMe)
A look at major COVID-19 developments over the past week
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Annelise Axelsson (l) has worked at the Roytec manufacturing firm in Woodstock for three summers as part of the Cherokee Summer Internship Program.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, second from right, and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, right, participate in a discussion with DeKalb County School District parents and members of the DeKalb County Board of Education during a visit to Kelley Lake Elementary School in Decatur, Friday, July 23, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Education secretary touts spending of federal relief aid at DeKalb school
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Although fully vaccinated, state Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods tested positive Thursday for COVID-19 in what is known as a breakthrough case. (KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM)
Vaccinated state school superintendent tests positive for COVID-19
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Atlanta Public Schools will introduce two screening tools in the fall to assess students' academic skills and wellbeing. AJC FILE PHOTO
Atlanta schools to assess students’ academic, mental health needs
The Robert W. Woodruff Library is a primary location for Atlanta University Center students to study. ERIC STIRGUS/ESTIRGUS@AJC.COM.
Blackstone adds Atlanta HBCUs to $40 million education partnership
University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley addresses the state's Board of Regents during its Oct. 13, 2020 meeting. (Courtesy: University System of Georgia)
5 things to know about the University System of Georgia chancellor job
Georgia students ACT scores, SAT scores and more information about every school in the state can be found on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Ultimate Atlanta School Guide.
School guide gives an inside peek at every Georgia school
Ron Tripodo, center, yells at the Cherokee County School Board after they passed a resolution to ban teaching Critical Race Theory and then adjourned the meeting Thursday night, May 20, 2021 Tripodo was upset that the language in the resolution was ambiguous and didn’t really do anything. (Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Considering race and racism in Georgia classrooms: Here are some helpful definitions
Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower. The school ranked first in three categories in the closely-watched U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings.
Georgia schools top categories in U.S. News college rankings list
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Protesters outside of the Cobb County School District office show their opposition to masking children in Cobb County schools for the upcoming school year on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Marietta, Georgia . Many community members waited in line to speak at the school board meeting to voice their support for unmasking. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Masks: Science on one side. Parents on other.
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Georgia colleges push for students to get COVID-19 vaccine
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Dr. Kathleen Toomey, Georgia's public health commissioner, speaks at Morehouse College about urgency to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
Georgia health experts, influencers raise alarm about low COVID vaccination rate
Atlanta Public Schools to require masks as classes resume
Kennesaw State student to run for Cobb school board seat
Clayton County Schools schedules virtual classroom visits
Atlanta Public Schools will hold its annual back-to-school bash and backpack distribution event on July 31. Daniel Varnado/AJC FILE PHOTO
Fulton, Atlanta districts to give out supplies at back-to-school events
Opinion: Provision in federal spending bill jeopardizes charter school funding
Cobb, Marietta schools won’t require masks on buses, indoors
Fulton County Schools to hold 3 hearings on property tax rate
Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent and CEO J. Alvin Wilbanks speaks with Burnette Elementary School parents and staff during a meeting in the school’s library in Suwanee, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Cobb, Marietta schools approve projects totaling around $966 million
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Protesters outside of the Cobb County School District office show their opposition to masking children in Cobb County schools for the upcoming school year on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Marietta, Georgia . Many community members waited in line to speak at the school board meeting to voice their support for unmasking. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
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Students rally for fairer funding of charter schools during National School Choice Week.
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Local school boards around the country are increasingly becoming cauldrons of anger and political division, boiling with disputes over such issues as COVID-19 mask rules. (Hunter D'Antuono/Flathead Beacon via AP)
Will schools listen to pediatricians or anti-maskers?
When schools reopen, the American Academy of Pediatrics wants to see masks on all students over the age of 2. Dreamstime/TNS
America’s pediatricians: All students should wear masks this fall
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Although fully vaccinated, state Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods tested positive Thursday for COVID-19 in what is known as a breakthrough case. (KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM)
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Protesters outside of the Cobb County School District office show their opposition to masking children in Cobb County schools for the upcoming school year on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Marietta, Georgia . Many community members waited in line to speak at the school board meeting to voice their support for unmasking. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Masks: Science on one side. Parents on other.
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Georgia Tech nurse Melanie Thomas administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot to student Grayson Prince at its Exhibition Hall on July 20, 2021. The school has been doing vaccinations on Tuesdays this summer for students and employees. (Eric Stirgus / estirgus@ajc.com)
Georgia colleges push for students to get COVID-19 vaccine
06/18/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021.(Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Bottoms to join Clark Atlanta University-based HBCU leadership effort
Students rally for fairer funding of charter schools during National School Choice Week.
Opinion: Provision in federal spending bill jeopardizes charter school funding
Georgia Gwinnett College associate professor Amanda Sepulveda teaches students in her English class as part of the college's credit recovery summer program for students who struggled academically through the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy of Georgia Gwinnett College)
Georgia colleges offer second chance for students derailed by pandemic
Local school boards around the country are increasingly becoming cauldrons of anger and political division, boiling with disputes over such issues as COVID-19 mask rules. (Hunter D'Antuono/Flathead Beacon via AP)
Will schools listen to pediatricians or anti-maskers?
Graduates listen to the speakers during the 2021 commencement ceremony at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Two ceremonies were held Saturday for bachelor’s degree recipients, and master's and doctoral graduates' ceremonies were held Friday. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New study shows economic impact of college degree for Georgia grads
Emory University Hospital. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Groups demand medical colleges mandate employees get COVID-19 vaccine
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Teacher April Robinson helps student Fherson Vasquez work on a computer learning about ancient Egyptians during Gwinnett County's Hispanic Mentoring Program summer camp at Meadowcreek High School on July 14, 2021. (Christine Tannous / christine.tannous@ajc.com)
Gwinnett student mentoring camps aid pandemic recovery
The DeKalb County School District will use $535,537 in CARES Act funding to purchase 625 water bottle filling stations from Marks Plumbing Parts & Commercial Supply Product. KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM
DeKalb schools to install hundreds of water bottle filling stations
As of Monday, 1,533 students have requested access to the DeKalb County School District’s learning options for the 2021-22 school year.
Fewer than 2,000 DeKalb students request virtual learning option
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03/09/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — John R. Lewis Elementary School music teacher Elena Prestwood welcomes a student wearing a face shield and a face mask into the school building on the first day of in-person learning at the school in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
DeKalb schools reimposes mask mandate for students, staff
Clayton County Schools hiring bus drivers and bus monitors.
Clayton County Schools hiring bus drivers, monitors
School supplies. (Courtesy Pixabay)
Gwinnett schools seek applications for curriculum committee
Andy Hall, lead administrator for i-Grad Virtual Academy in Cherokee County, hopes to have 200 students enrolled in the online program.
i-Grad Virtual Academy opening this fall in Cherokee
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