The Georgia Board of Education has approved a contract with the Cobb County Schools district for a new operating system. The Cobb Schools board in November chose the Investing in Educational Excellence system over status quo or charter systems. Under a new Georgia law, state school districts have until July 1 to choose one of the three systems. The Cobb board said the IE2 contract will allow the district to keep $44 million in state waivers and have flexibility.

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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