Atlanta Forward: Education

Colleges used to care more about getting students in the door than ushering them out four years later with a degree in hand. That has changed. I discuss how campuses are now measured by completion rates rather than enrollment. In a guest column, a local high school teacher worries about the distraction cellphones pose in the classroom. And readers sound off on a video of a DeKalb County middle school student pummeling a classmate.

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Interim CEO Jonathan Hunt told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s editorial board he is focused on project delivery, which he said is key to winning back public trust.

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A Native American boarding school established by Moravian missionaries in North Georgia in the early 19th century reveals a complicated and compelling history.

Why Midtown’s holiday lights display is a little less vibrant this year

Midtown Bright, the annual winter lights display, was cut back this year.