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Georgia schools should treat severe storms with same caution as snow

Monday’s storms prompted some but not all metro districts to delay the start of classes.

Morris Brown College

HBCU AwareFest brings star power to Atlanta

HBCU AwareFest aims to address the student loan debt crisis at HBCUs. One highlight is a concert featuring Jill Scott, Earth, Wind & Fire, GloRilla, Kirk Franklin and others.

Robert F. Smith paid Morehouse student loans. What about those of us without a billionaire?

Tuition costs remain a hurdle for many HBCU students

With U.S. student loan debt sitting at roughly $1.8 trillion, college affordability is top of mind for many parents and students nationally.

School board members photo file

FAQ: When will DeKalb make a decision on school closures?

Second-graders work on a social studies worksheet in Deborah Hinton’s classroom at Oak Grove Elementary in DeKalb County on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

DeKalb changes which schools are slated for closure in updated plan

Students walk through campus at Georgia State University by the GSU Greenway in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.  (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)
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Why a public syllabus policy is bad for Georgia

Dr. Tunde Akinyeke wants to get more Black people to the start line
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Tunde Akinyeke wants to get more Black people to the start line

Cooler weather may be hard to come by this autumn.
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How Atlanta can get the gold medal for happiness

ChatGPT Classroom

College students are cheating. Professors are struggling to stop them.

Jada West

Shaquille O’Neal to pay funeral expenses for Douglas County girl

Press Conference regarding the death of Jada West

Family seeks answers about 12-year-old girl killed after school bus dispute

Fulton may hold the road map for how literacy coaches

Fulton’s use of literacy coaches could provide a playbook for Georgia

Brandon Shah

UGA alum killed in Old Dominion shooting remembered as leader, mentor