Education

Education September 6, 2023

CCAE president calls Cobb County School District’s reading bowl comments “dishonest”

By Rebecca Gaunt Comments from the Cobb County School District denying any knowledge of staff concerns related to the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl, published in the Marietta Daily Journal Tuesday,…

Education August 25, 2023

Cobb County School District denies reading bowl canceled; CCAE president confirms it’s off

By Rebecca Gaunt Students in Cobb County School District will likely miss out on the annual Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl this year due to recent events, including the firing of…

Education August 24, 2023

Libs of Tik Tok complaint behind books’ removal in Cobb schools

By Rebecca Gaunt Libs of Tik Tok took credit Thursday for Cobb County School District removing two books from multiple school libraries. Libs of Tik Tok has a history of…

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Education August 24, 2023

Here’s what to know about new federal policies for repaying student loans

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 22, 2023 WASHINGTON — Following the Supreme Court’s summer ruling against 40 million…

Education August 22, 2023

Cobb County schools pull books from libraries citing ‘sexually explicit content’

By Rebecca Gaunt Less than a week after the Cobb County Board of Education upheld the superintendent’s decision to fire a teacher for reading an LGBTQ+-themed book to her class,…

Education August 18, 2023

‘This is not the end of this case’: Cobb school board fires teacher over book

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County school board voted Thursday to uphold Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s decision to fire teacher Katie Rinderle, in spite of the opposing recommendation of a district-appointed…

Education August 16, 2023

What Cobb County College-Bound Students, And Their Parents, Need To Know

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College I write this column, not just as a professor who has degrees in three fields and has been teaching since…

Education August 15, 2023

Tribunal disagrees with Cobb County School District’s decision to fire teacher

By Rebecca Gaunt A tribunal of retired educators, appointed by the Cobb County School District, denied Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s recommendation to terminate teacher Katie Rinderle for reading the book “My…

Education August 14, 2023

Cobb teacher grilled over book illustrating gender roles in test of ‘divisive concepts’ law

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 11, 2023 A Cobb County teacher under fire for reading a picture book…

Education July 25, 2023

Cobb County School District not liable in redistricting lawsuit

By Rebecca Gaunt A lawsuit, filed in June 2022, alleging the Cobb County School District’s new maps are racially gerrymandered is moving forward against the Cobb Board of Elections, but…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

Education November 23, 2024

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers

by Paula M. Carbone, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Fast fashion is everywhere – in just about every mall, in the…

Health Care cost November 23, 2024

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

by Michal Horný, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard…

Opinion November 23, 2024

Bookman: Trump deportations, tariffs will stifle Georgia’s farming and tax-subsidized EV industries

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2024 On Jan. 20 a new administration takes power in Washington, and…

Disability November 23, 2024

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

This article by Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sam Whitehead November 22, 2024 ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a…

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