Cobb County’s school board last week debated whether to spend surplus money on taking away a furlough day from teachers. The surplus money, about $3 million, came from utility savings incurred because of last year’s light winter. Board members will vote on the issue at next Thursday’s board meeting. Other options included giving teachers a $200 bonus.

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Uta Thomas picks up her son, Jax, during a public hearing in Atlanta on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. She implored the school board not to close Dunbar Elementary. 
"You would centralize education to decentralized families," she said. "You would break apart a community hub." (Abbey Cutrer / AJC)

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Travelers wait in Concourse F, the international terminal, at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

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