Education

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Atlanta’s history of magnet schools offers lessons for its future

New project aims to map Atlanta’s air pollution divide

APS stands by students’ racism claims, despite investigation’s findings

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Why No. 1 matters: Looking beyond the college rankings

These Georgia schools ace U.S. News college rankings

No evidence to support claims of racist remarks at game, school district says

Cobb removes classic Toni Morrison novel from school media centers

Georgia Tech and drivers agree on a contract

Georgia Tech finds student reported missing

APS teacher allegedly asked students to call him 'daddy,' hid arrest

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Atlanta needs its tax dollars for its public schools, not TADs

Patreece Hutcherson, the District 6 representative on the Atlanta Board of Education, writes about transparency in Atlanta’s tax allocation district extension discussions.

Georgia Regents names sole finalist for university system chancellor

Thomas A. Fanning, a Georgia Tech graduate and the retired CEO of the Atlanta-based utility giant Southern Company, was named the sole finalist to succeed Sonny Perdue.

Cross Keys High, as seen on the first day of school in August 2022, is one of the schools that could see new attendance boundaries or other changes in the coming years, as the DeKalb County School District tries to address both overcrowded and underused campuses. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

DeKalb releases new options for dealing with overcrowded, underused schools

DeKalb County School District administrators are exploring options to deal with the district's student capacity issues.

Pushback against talking about Charlie Kirk troubles teachers a year after his death

Charlie Kirk's killing was a flashpoint in a larger debate over teachers' rights.

AJC REPORTER COLUMN

I was teaching on 9/11. No lesson plan could’ve prepared me.

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, began like so many others before it. I was teaching fourth grade at Warren T. Jackson Elementary in northwest Atlanta. A small K-5 elementary sc...

DeKalb to vote on superintendent finalist almost 1 year after Horton ousted

DeKalb County School District interim Superintendent Norman C. Sauce could soon be placed in the role permanently.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office after ordering the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)

Trump aims to revoke tax-exemption from private schools that aid minorities

Georgia colleges and private schools could lose tax-exempt status under proposed Trump administration rules targeting race-based admissions and aid.

Georgia students study abroad while remaining in-state

Remote study program exposes undocumented Georgia students to a new world

On a recent Sunday evening at Nakato Japanese Restaurant near Buckhead, a group of students and faculty gathered for dinner, celebrating the students’ recent completion of a u...

Apalachee shooting victims’ families file suits as anniversary marks legal deadline

At least seven lawsuits have been filed this week by family members of students and teachers injured and killed in the Sept. 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooting.

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Readers write

Georgia deserves specifics from governor candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson about their education plans.

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Georgia Southern University employee gets $250,000 in transgender student rights case

The AJC’s monthly roundup of news and happenings from Georgia colleges and universities.

Kemp designates school shooting anniversary as ‘Apalachee Remembrance Day’

Victims, families and Barrow County officials joined Gov. Brian Kemp at the state Capitol to commemorate the second anniversary of the Apalachee High School shooting.

A view of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in Decatur on July 27, 2026. The college accreditor is changing its name to The Commission on Colleges and Universities. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

SACS name change reflects transforming accreditation landscape for colleges

Georgia college accreditation's name change comes amid Trump administration concerns some agencies are too “woke.”