Education

Education November 16, 2023

Is time travel even possible? An astrophysicist explains the science behind the science fiction

by Adi Foord, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you…

Education November 15, 2023

State schools superintendent eyes revamped funding approach in 2024 Legislature

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 14, 2023 Public schools make up the biggest portion of Georgia’s state budget,…

Screenshot of Cobb school board member Randy Scamihorn pointing his finger

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…

Screenshot of Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale

Education November 10, 2023

Dems hit back at board meeting, Ragsdale calls out MDJ and CCAE president

by Rebecca Gaunt Tension reared its head at the Cobb County Board of Education’s evening voting session Thursday. Upon return from executive session, Democratic board member Becky Sayler made a…

Screenshot of Gretchen Walton, an assistant superintendent in the Cobb County School District, speaking on the district's legislative priorities

Education November 10, 2023

Book ratings and GNETS funding top Cobb superintendent’s legislative priorities

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale shared his priorities for the 2024 legislative session at Thursday’s work session. One of the big ones is a request for…

Education November 7, 2023

Increase in first-year and graduate students drives record enrollment at Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State University distributed the following news release reporting record enrollment for the fall semester of 2023: Kennesaw State University continues to attract students in record numbers as its Fall…

Education November 4, 2023

MIC/ACT town hall panel discusses Georgia’s “divisive concepts” bill, HB 1084

On October 12 the Austell Community Task Force (ACT) and the Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC) held an education town hall to discuss two recent bills passed by the Georgia legislature: Senate Bill 48, which addressed…

Education November 3, 2023

Texas tried to fix its teacher shortage by lowering requirements − the result was more new teachers, but at lower salaries

by Sarah Guthery, University of Oklahoma and Lauren P. Bailes, University of Delaware, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Facing persistent teacher shortages, Texas in 2001…

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 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…

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