Education

Education August 9, 2022

Rep. David Scott announces STEM app-building competition for middle and high school students in Georgia’s 13th District

Rep. David Scott, of Georgia’s 13th U.S. Congressional District, announced a competition for technology-minded middle and high school students in the district. The goal of the competition is to create…

Education August 5, 2022

CCSD’s pursuit of case against student who had expulsion overturned called retaliatory by SPLC

By Rebecca Gaunt The Southern Poverty Law Center is representing a former Campbell High School student who was expelled, but was found by the state board of education to have…

Education August 1, 2022

Cobb students “inspired by Lewis” to celebrate the last day of summer vacation

By Rebecca Gaunt A normally ordinary parking lot at Bells Ferry Plaza in Marietta was transformed into a playground for the last day of summer vacation and for the sixth…

Education July 19, 2022

New logo for Cobb elementary school sparks immediate backlash

By Rebecca Gaunt East Side Elementary School’s new logo, revealed to parents in an email Monday, has members of the community furious. It contains an eagle and the initials for…

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Education July 12, 2022

Cobb Community Foundation awards three Fostering Education scholarships

The Cobb Community Foundation announced in a press release that they’ve awarded three scholarships from the Fostering Education Scholarship Fund for the fall 2022 semester. The purpose of the scholarship…

Education July 7, 2022

11 Cobb students accepted to Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project

By Rebecca Gaunt A record 50 students from the Atlanta metro area are headed to the Harvard Debate Council summer workshop next year via the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project,…

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

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 June 19, 2022

Why the Black Educator Forced Out Over Bogus Critical Race Theory Claims Agreed to Share Her Story

by Nicole Carr [This article first appeared in ProPublica, republished with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like…

Education June 16, 2022

White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.

By Nicole Carr [This article was first published in ProPublica, republished with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories…

Education June 10, 2022

Voting rights organizations file lawsuit over Cobb Schools redistricting

By Rebecca Gaunt Voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Cobb County school board redistricting map, alleging discrimination against communities of color, particularly Black and Hispanic voters, by…

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