The Brown v Board decision, 70 years later

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregation in public schools. Here’s how that landmark decision reverberates 70 years later.

The legacy of Brown v. Board of Education in Georgia

Their stories: The children and teachers who integrated Georgia’s schools

Newspaper clippings: How the 1954 Brown decision was covered in Atlanta

Photos: How Atlanta Public Schools integrated in 1961

Ralph McGill from 1953: One Day It Will Be Monday

Perspective: How the AJC, then 2 newspapers, handled the civil rights movement

Credit: AJC archive

Credit: AJC archive

Judge overturns expulsion of Cobb student who warned friends of school threat

A Cobb County judge said the school system did not prove that a student who warned friends about a perceived threat intentionally disrupted the school day.

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Readers write

Georgia should better fund public schools, not private school vouchers, and sending thanks for celebrating marching bands and band teachers, our readers write.

How Georgia’s PSC races are already changing the midterm landscape

Georgia Democrats relied on a message of affordability to win two PSC seats. Could the same strategy work in the midterm elections?

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The Brown v Board decision, 70 years later

Judge overturns expulsion of Cobb student who warned friends of school threat

Readers write

How Georgia’s PSC races are already changing the midterm landscape

Prolonged shutdown could force 20% flight cuts, U.S. officials warn

With SNAP benefits in limbo, Atlanta residents step up to help

Study: Rents for low-wage Atlantans rose 9 times faster than for high earners