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Education July 6, 2022

Cobb school board member David Banks’ “ethnicity study” latest controversy

By Rebecca Gaunt David Banks, vice chair of the Cobb County School Board, is stirring up backlash again with his latest email newsletter in which he states that two years…

Education February 7, 2022

Cobb School board member David Banks’ emails raise ethics questions

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School Board Vice Chairman David Banks is still sending emails to parents that refer to COVID-19 as the “China virus,” despite community backlash from a…

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Health Care October 4, 2021

David Banks using official Cobb County School District email to discourage COVID-19 vaccination

By Rebecca Gaunt David Banks, vice chairman of the Cobb County School Board, hasn’t let previous criticism stop him when it comes to disseminating debunked COVID-19 information. The latest email,…

Cobb County Board of Education (l-r) Randy Scamihorn, Becky Sayler, Nichelle Davis, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale, David Chastain, David Banks, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Brad Wheeler standing in a row

Education January 5, 2023

Wheeler, Banks chosen to chair; school board disagrees on calendar change proposal

By Rebecca Gaunt Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill administered the oath of office Thursday to newly-elected Democratic school board board member Nichelle Davis and reelected Republican member David Chastain. State…

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Education March 22, 2024

Cobb school board discord over use of ‘equitable’ in fiscal policy

by Rebecca Gaunt Thursday’s Cobb County school board work session got heated over the removal of the word “equitable” from a board policy on fiscal management and allocation of resources….

Justice February 14, 2024

Lawsuit accuses Cobb County School District of violating teachers’ Constitutional rights

by Rebecca Gaunt The Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) joined a fired elementary school teacher and a currently-employed special education teacher in filing a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Cobb…

Education January 3, 2024

Cobb school board approves bonuses and new chair, vice chair

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County Board of Education approved the use of general funds to extend the one-time $1,000 governor’s bonus to all half-time or full-time non-temporary district employees…

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Education November 12, 2023

Secrecy dominated Cobb school board redistricting process, court documents show

Screenshot: School board member Randy Scamihorn By Rebecca Gaunt Court documents show that Cobb County school board member Randy Scamihorn met with former Republican state representative Earl Ehrhart to discuss…

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Education November 2, 2023

Former Cobb school district employee calls subpoena ‘retaliation’ for criticism of district

Jennifer Susko (photo by Rebecca Gaunt) by Rebecca Gaunt Jennifer Susko routinely takes the Cobb County School District and Superintendent Chris Ragsdale to task online and during public comment at…

Education October 20, 2023

Cobb school board votes to leave authority to remove books with superintendent

By Rebecca Gaunt In a 5-2 vote at the work session, the Cobb County Board of Education voted to reject Post 2 board member Becky Sayler’s proposal to place decision-making…

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Immigration May 8, 2024

Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now

by Katrina Burgess, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] While campaigning in Iowa last September, former President Donald Trump made a promise to voters…

Climate May 8, 2024

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

by Franco Montalto, Drexel University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters….

Justice May 8, 2024

Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

by Sam D. Hayes, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional…

Politics May 8, 2024

How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false

by H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. People believe…

Elections May 8, 2024

Transit and district map confusion taken up at Cobb Commission District 2 forum

By Caleb Groves From the jump, candidates for Cobb’s District 2 Commissioner voiced their opinions on redistricting and pressing issues across the county on Monday May 6, 2024. Right out…

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