Education

Lawmakers to consider property tax relief for scores of Georgia communities

Warnock advocates for child tax credit expansion as school year approaches

Georgia school lunch crunch: Law could reduce access to free, low-cost meals

Students walk through campus at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The school announced Friday it is relocating students after a water leak was discovered at Woodruff South residence hall. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Georgia Tech closes residence hall after water leak

The duffel bag helping Georgia’s youth

What’s new in Georgia schools? Screen time limits, tuition hike and more.

Atlanta Public Schools unveils new tactical, drone security teams

Atlanta Public Schools unveils tactical, drone security teams

PHOTOS: APS deploy unveils new school tactical, drone security teams

OpenAI pledges $71 million for Georgia college students to use AI platform

OpenAI is offering each Georgia college student a $100 credit to use the Codex program.

Apalachee High School shooter gets life without parole

“You wrote, ‘I want to make history. I want people to remember the pain I caused.’ And there you succeed,” the judge said when delivering Colt Gray’s sentence.

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Why I support Georgia’s Distraction-Free Education Act

A DeKalb County parent writes about why it's important for schools to restrict the time students spend on their phones during the school day.

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Howard University’s mass unenrollment of freshmen sparks backlash

Among the 502 students who lost their place in the HBCU’s incoming class are several from metro Atlanta who say they did everything they could to prepare for move-in.

Apalachee High School shooting suspect pleads guilty

Colt Gray was 14 at the time of the 2024 Georgia high school mass shooting in which two students and two teachers died.

Outrage over Trump’s Cobb County visit fuels tense school board meeting

Amid criticism, Cobb superintendent defends president's speech at Wheeler High School.

Donald Trump’s visit spotlights GOP’s last major foothold in Cobb County

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Trump Accounts are a good idea that needs improvement

Georgia community activist Jack Bernard supports Trump Accounts for children, but argues the tax benefits could widen wealth gaps.

‘A slap in the face’: Some in Wheeler High community oppose Trump’s visit

Some Wheeler High School parents and former students are opposed to President Donald Trump's planned visit to the Cobb County school.

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The next generation of Atlanta’s green workforce

The eight-week Oakland Roots Academy program focuses its outreach on the MARTA service area: students from the DeKalb, Atlanta, Clayton and Fulton school systems.

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Safetyism in a perilous world

Safetyism often focuses on the concerns of those we disagree with, while overlooking our own fragility in engaging with ideas that seem threatening to us.

Atlanta parents weigh in on classroom screen time at town hall

These Georgia school districts are curbing classroom screen time

New policy says classroom technology use should be “high value” and restricts the amount of time students in each grade should spend on screens.

Feds investigating 3 Ga. school systems for handling of sexual misconduct cases

Three Georgia school districts are reportedly under federal investigation for the handling of employee sexual misconduct complaints.