Education

Life University makes ‘difficult but necessary’ cuts amid financial challenges

Fulton offers tuition-based enrollment to out-of-district students

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Education has a real estate problem

Atlanta, Decatur schools owed millions in sales tax funds after paperwork error

AI may threaten some jobs, but skilled trades still have workforce shortage

Most Ga. counties take a school tax collection fee. In Cobb, it could be illegal.

Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera stepping down to head Aspen Institute

AJC and UGA’s Grady College announce new fellowship program

Fellowship will unlock new learning opportunities for UGA students and add the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s journalistic expertise into the curriculum.

Vickery Mill Elementary School English teaching

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How we should better comprehend ‘grade-level’ reading

Standardized tests are typically the basis for establishing grade level. But test scores themselves don’t indicate grade-level ability.

Atlanta neighborhood feels sidelined by plan to move 1996 Olympic Cauldron

Residents said earlier attempts were made to move the torch, but the Summerhill community expressed vehement disagreement, helping halt such efforts.

UGA boycott of Texas Tech is about fairness, fear and finances

UGA and other colleges worry gambling by student-athletes puts the multibillion-dollar world of college sports at risk.

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Play4Peace ATL aims to curb teen violence through peace walk, leadership program

Organizers expect nearly 1,000 people to join the youth-led Play4Peace ATL march Saturday to promote nonviolence, civic engagement and leadership.

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Georgia can feed its children and support its farmers

By expanding access to free school meals and strengthening Georgia’s farm-to-school pipeline, we can build a healthier future for our state and improve educational outcomes.

Spelman’s new president has some thoughts on AI

Spelman College’s new president, Ayanna Howard, is an expert in robotics and AI.

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Spelman College presidents: The leaders who shaped the HBCU over 145 years

As Spelman College’s 12th president, Ayanna Howard joins a lineage of leaders who helped shape the Atlanta HBCU into one of the nation’s premier colleges for Black women.

Spelman announces robotics, AI expert as college’s next president

Spelman College announces engineering educator Ayanna Howard will be the next president of the all-female Atlanta HBCU.

Ex-Roswell High employee’s texts show sexual contact with student, warrant says

A former Fulton County Schools employee is accused of sexual contact with a student in Roswell, Georgia, with texts and trips detailed in a warrant.

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GOP race goes to runoff; Powell secures Dem nomination

Georgia school superintendent headed to June 16 runoff after falling just short of 50% in primary.

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Business, not student interests, drives Georgia Board of Regents’ decisions

If the Georgia Board of Regents continues to value buildings over the people in them, they will find themselves presiding over empty hallways.

University of Georgia Spring Undergraduate Commencement 2026

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UGA researchers alerted of possible ‘unexpected’ FBI visits

The message said some institutions have received email inquiries and even unplanned in-person visits from federal law enforcement.