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    The first waves of returning college students are arriving at campuses, including North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. At N.C. State, the return of students was staggered over 10 days, and students were greeted Friday by socially distant volunteers donning masks and face shields. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
    Get Schooled Blog
    Opinion: Virus risk will rise if students return to dorms, dining and...
    Hundreds of parents, students and community members rally to call on Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb school board to offer in-person classes alongside virtual learning outside Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta on Saturday, August 1, 2020. The protesters gathered Saturday at the Cobb County Civic Center to call on Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb school board to offer in-person classes alongside virtual learning to students returning to the classroom Aug. 17. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
    Get Schooled Blog
    Are we ready to reopen schools in Georgia as virus surges?
    Across the country, including here in Georgia, families are rallying to encourage schools to reopen for face-to-face classes, but surges in infections are making that a challenge to do safely.
    Get Schooled Blog
    Opinion: No right answer on reopening schools
    Gwinnett County Public Schools officials said that there have been about 260 cases of coronovirus reported in the last three says at schools throughout the district. AJC file photo
    Coronavirus Schools & Business Updates
    COVID cases, exposure have 260 Gwinnett school employees not working
    Safety precautions, including wearing of masks and social distancing, were taken during a graduation ceremony at the Lovett School on Thursday. The school has since learned that a graduate who attended may have been asymptomatic. (Photo courtesy of Lovett School)
    Coronavirus Schools & Business Updates
    Lovett School grad at ceremony reportedly tests positive for COVID
    Heather Hadden, holding her 5-year-old daughter and rising first-grader, speaks during a rally to call on Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb County school board to offer in-person classes alongside virtual learning when the school year starts this month. The protest was held outside Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta on Saturday, August 1, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
    Cobb County
    Cobb parents turn out to demand in-person classes for students
    July 31, 2020 Jefferson - Jefferson Elementary School staff greet students for their first day back to school in Jefferson on Friday, July 31, 2020. More than 1,500 students and 100-plus staff and faculty in Jefferson are scheduled to resume classes in-person beginning this Friday. The schoolÕs first day is one of the earliest returns to school in the U.S., following the months of quarantine and school modifications due to COVID-19. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
    Local News
    Schools in bucolic North Georgia town opened Friday, masks optional
    Students at Dobbs Elementary School in Atlanta complete a design activity as part of the Atlanta Community Schoolyards project on Oct 17, 2019. HANDOUT/Brady Hummel
    Local News
    Four more Atlanta schoolyards picked for public parks renovation
    Alex Hall (R) sets up tables in preparation for lunch in front of Fontaine's Oyster House Saturday 1, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
    News
    Unpaid rents mount, straining Atlanta businesses, landlords
    International students involved in the Atlanta Ministry with International Students pose outside the childhood of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The organization helps ease the transition of international college students to the Atlanta area. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED.
    Education
    AJC On Campus: COVID-19 relief, int’l student plans under microscope
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