by Stanley Dunlap, first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permissionFebruary 10, 2022 A Georgia Republican lawmaker who authored a bill that forbids K-12 schools from teaching concepts about…
By Matthew Shirrell, George Washington University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea…
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…
According to a news release from Kennesaw State University (KSU), it has been recognized as “a doctoral university with high research activity, or an R2 university.” “Kennesaw State has a…
By Rebecca Gaunt Stronger Together, a Cobb racial justice advocacy group, and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) teamed up Thursday for a virtual discussion on the impact of Cobb…
By Rebecca Gaunt Two new charter schools in southern Cobb County will open their doors to students this fall. Amana Academy West Atlanta will welcome its inaugural class on August…
By Casey D. Cobb, University of Connecticut [first published in The Conversation, used with permission] When people run for school board these days, they often are motivated to campaign on…
By Rebecca Gaunt In another strained Cobb County Board of Education meeting Thursday, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced the district will no longer do contact tracing for COVID-19, except for undefined…
The Cobb Collaborative issued the following press release announcing that they have met the goal of their “21 in 2021” initiative of expanding their number of “Little Free Libraries”: As…
Kennesaw State University announced in a news release that a program that serves children in the Cobb County and Marietta public schools designed to help students close the learning gaps…