What will it cost to bring Georgia education into the 21st century?

When the Georgia General Assembly starts Jan. 9 and Gov. Nathan Deal cranks up his proposed education reform agenda, the bottom line, as always, is going to be what can Georgia afford to change.

There is a litany of proposals to remake the Georgia education system thanks to a specially appointed committee’s year-long work, and tax income in Georgia is rising with the economy. But what will legislators be willing to spend, especially to get Georgia’s lowest performing schools on track?

Staff writer Ty Tagami takes a look at why those schools present an especially tough problem, and what extras services can put the poorest students on a stable footing so they can learn.

Georgia celebrates 60th birthday of Head Start amid funding uncertainty

The program that serves about 22,000 children in Georgia. Advocates and families feared the White House would eliminate funding but a more recent budget left it intact.

Morehouse College student granted degree nearly a century after his lynching

Morehouse College's president conferred a degree posthumously to Dennis Hubert, who was killed in 1930 by a white mob who falsely believed Hubert disrespected two white women

Actress, author, activist deliver Atlanta HBCU commencement speeches

A posthumous degree for a lynched man at Morehouse College and a $100K pledge to Morris Brown were also part of commencement ceremonies for four of Atlanta's HBCUs.

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