Education

Jennifer Susko seated at a table wearing a "Teach Black History" t-shirt

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 icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Education October 23, 2023

‘Bonkers’ email sent out by Cobb Schools receiving backlash

by Rebecca Gaunt A missive penned by the Atlanta-based law firm Freeman Mathis & Gary on behalf of the Cobb County School District and sent out to every family in…

Education October 22, 2023

Georgia’s new dyslexia law explained at ACT and MIC education town hall

[The ACT and MIC education town hall was long and packed with information. The Courier is covering it in two parts so that the articles are clear and readable. This…

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…

Education October 18, 2023

Cobb school board member proposing updates to library book policy

Photo from Becky Sayler’s election campaign By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County Board of Education member Becky Sayler announced Wednesday that she will propose updates to the Cobb County School District’s…

Education October 17, 2023

Georgia students still struggle to catch up on reading skills three years after pandemic learning loss

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 16, 2023 Three school years after classrooms shut their doors in March 2020…

Education October 11, 2023

MIC and ACT education town hall to take up divisive concepts law

Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC) and the Austell Community Task Force (ACT) will lead a town hall webinar tomorrow night, Thursday October 12, around several important issues in education, including the…

Education October 11, 2023

No clear answers from Cobb County schools about mayhem at September meeting

Photo of conditions inside lobby before the public comment signup was abruptly moved outdoors by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt Community members are still asking what led to last month’s…

Education October 4, 2023

After the pandemic, too many kids are still missing school

by Grant Blankenship, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 3, 2023 On the first cool day of fall in Macon, Bruce Elementary…

Education September 28, 2023

Kennesaw State professor receives $6 million grant to address health disparities in Puerto Rico

[This article by David Roberts first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] Kennesaw State University associate professor of psychology and associate director of the AMES Research Center,…

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