Martha Dalton
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Martha Dalton is a journalist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writing about education and the Atlanta Public Schools system. Martha was previously a senior education reporter at WABE, Atlanta’s NPR affiliate, where she was a reporter, producer and host. Outside of the education beat, she has also covered immigration, politics and transportation.
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Science of reading Kimberly Elementary School

Lawmaker: Georgia literacy bill ‘most significant’ step since HOPE Scholarship

Senate panel OKs independent audit for companies that get film tax credit

Georgia Senate advances bill aimed at capping property tax increases

Parents question Gwinnett’s plan to enforce school “redshirting” rules

New bill aims to solve the ‘redshirting’ problem in Georgia’s kindergartens

Decatur area parents meet with city officials and representatives from an educational consulting firm, Education Planners, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at Beacon Hill Middle School to discuss the possibility of closing one of five K-2 schools in Decatur. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

City Schools of Decatur backs off of K-2 school closure plan … for now

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits Georgia

Some federal student loan repayment penalties on hold, Education Department says

People join in a chant on the 17th Street Bridge in Atlanta on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, while protesting the ICE shooting of Renee Good and the U.S. military action in Venezuela. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Atlanta demonstrators join ICE protests breaking out across the nation

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What the CDC’s new flu vaccine guidance could mean for Georgia schools

As Atlanta expands AP classes, more students earn college credit

As Atlanta expands AP classes, more students earn college credit

Parent says her autistic son was harmed by Rockdale paraeducator

Rockdale parents call for change amid complaints of teachers assaulting kids

Langston Hughes High School seeks new principal

Fulton schools police officer put on leave after allegedly tasing a student