Education

Georgia students organize protests against ICE after Minnesota killings

Meet the Georgia high schoolers organizing walkouts, protests against ICE

Some students compare their protests to what young people did during the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War.

Kemp Voucher
OPINION

When parents look for school options in Georgia, what do they really find?

Georgia has made progress in providing school choice options for students, but there are still barriers in place that make things difficult.

Brittney Boykin
AJC INTERVIEW

Georgia Tech professor headed to the Grammys for Black poetry-inspired works

Georgia Tech professor Brittney Boykin is headed to the Grammys with compositions inspired by Black poetry featured on two classical vocal albums. She talks to the AJC first.

Parents question Gwinnett’s plan to enforce school “redshirting” rules

New bill aims to solve the ‘redshirting’ problem in Georgia’s kindergartens

Promise voucher

Students claimed fewer than half of budgeted Georgia Promise scholarships

Kennesaw State University
OPINION

Registering for a waitlist, not a class, has become the new norm

Surprising barrier to college success: Dense higher education lingo
OPINION

New, not improved: UGA changes class schedule for the first time in 5 years

Grok Deepfakes
OPINION

The hidden youth addiction crisis: Online sexual content

Gwinnett first day of school

These metro Atlanta schools will reopen Tuesday after storm closures

Frank Crumley named UGA's interim athletics director

Former UGA President Michael Adams dies at 77

The DeKalb County School District, and others across metro Atlanta, are canceling weekend activities ahead of the expected winter storm. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2025)

Some metro Atlanta schools canceling classes Monday as storm approaches

Weaver D’s was ‘Automatic for the People’ for decades

Cybercriminals steal identities of Georgia college students

Decatur area parents meet with city officials and representatives from an educational consulting firm, Education Planners, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at Beacon Hill Middle School to discuss the possibility of closing one of five K-2 schools in Decatur. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

City Schools of Decatur backs off of K-2 school closure plan … for now