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Gwinnett Technical College groundbreaking photo

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A top state for talent needs a nation-leading data system for its students

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Restoring meaning to high school diplomas

Incumbent Woods appears headed to runoff in Georgia school superintendent race

Close results in many metro Atlanta school board contests

Atlanta Technical College remembers Hank Aaron on his birthday

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Opening new doors to opportunity: From ‘Hidden Figures’ to visible futures

DeKalb school bus drivers’ concerns: raises, retirement, respect

DeKalb high school student shot at bus stop, police say

The Stone Mountain High School student suffered minor injuries, a DeKalb police spokesperson said.

Two DeKalb schools leaders were suspended, demoted. Now they’re suing.

Kia Billingsley and Michelle Dillard say the DeKalb County School District violated their contracts and the Fair Dismissal Act.

PHOTOS: Clark Atlanta University 2026 spring commencement

Clark Atlanta University held its commencement exercises on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the Georgia World Congress Center.

A ChatGPT workshop for teachers in Walla Walla, Wash. (Ricardo Nagaoka/The New York Times)

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My English class will be tough. AI should not be the easy way out.

How should college students use AI? A Georgia professor outlines his curriculum in the ear of AI.

PHOTOS: Morris Brown College 2026 spring commencement ceremony

Friends and family of graduates attend Morris Brown College’s commencement at Saint Philip AME Church in Atlanta on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

PHOTOS: Spelman College holds 139th commencement ceremony

The Georgia International Convention Center was packed with families and friends as 569 graduates walked across the stage during Spelman College’s 139th commencement.

Students wait to receive their diplomas at the Morehouse College graduation Sunday, May 17, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

‘This is Black excellence,’ NBA star says as Morehouse, Spelman honor grads

Atlanta HBCUs Morehouse and Spelman honored the Class of 2026 as Chris Paul and Symone Sanders Townsend urged graduates to lead with purpose.

PHOTOS: Morehouse College holds 142nd commencement ceremony

Morehouse College held its graduation ceremony on its Century Campus on May 17, 2026, featuring NBA All-Star Chris Paul as the keynote speaker.

Rep. Rich McCormick, who graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine, applauds Jeromey Beaman after his remarks during the graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Atlanta. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

PHOTOS: Morehouse School of Medicine holds commencement ceremony

Morehouse School of Medicine's commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Martin Luther King International Chapel.

U.S. Rep. McCormick preaches unity to Morehouse med school grads after backlash

Morehouse School of Medicine celebrated its 42nd commencement with a controversial speaker.

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How state funding made teen mental health first aid training possible

A Troup County School System program encourages students to be more proactive in utilizing mental health resources available to them at school.

The discipline divide: Students examine why schools punish Black girls more

A group of Atlanta high school students studied the impact of ‘exclusionary’ discipline practices on Black girls,

PHOTOS: KSU graduates class of 2026

Kennessaw State University conducts its 2026 spring commencement at the KSU Convocation Center.