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Education September 13, 2021

In the aftermath of an antisemitic incident at Pope High, the Cobb school district postpones school board meeting for Yom Kippur

In the aftermath of an antisemitic incident at Pope High School in which swastikas and “Hail Hitler” were drawn on a bathroom wall, the Cobb County School District is postponing…

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Education September 9, 2021

Cobb Schools data shows Black and disabled students more likely to be referred to law enforcement

By Rebecca Gaunt This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity and USA TODAY. Just the threat of involving campus police was enough…

Education September 9, 2021

When schools call police on kids

By Corey Mitchell, Joe Yerardi and Susan Ferriss, Center for Public Integrity This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity and USA TODAY…

Education September 8, 2021

Publix donates gift cards to Cobb students, teachers

According to a press release from the Cobb County School District, Publix Super Markets named the Cobb Schools Foundation as one of the recipients of its “Tools for Schools” campaign….

Education August 31, 2021

Cobb school district gives substitute teachers a temporary pay raise

The Cobb County School DIstrict distributed the following press release announcing a temporary pay increase for substitute teachers: Substitutes in Cobb Schools will soon have an extra reason to smile…

Education August 20, 2021

Ragsdale says no to masks as hundreds rally in the parking lot

By Rebecca Gaunt After a tense afternoon work session Thursday, the Cobb County Board of Education reconvened for the voting session as the parking lot teemed with people on both…

Education August 19, 2021

Cobb schools announce expansion of virtual learning, but still ignore CDC recommendations on masks

The Cobb County School District announced in a press release that they would expand virtual learning options with applications open in the fall for sessions beginning in January, but that…

Education August 19, 2021

Cobb School Board work session ends in argument over adding COVID-19 to agenda

By Rebecca Gaunt An item was conspicuously absent from the agenda for Cobb County Board of Education’s Thursday meeting – COVID-19. Despite soaring cases in the county, classes sent home…

Education August 18, 2021

Cobb County School District announces $1200 bonus for school bus drivers, monitors

The Cobb County School District issued a press release, reprinted below, announcing a $1,200 retention bonus for school bus drivers and monitors. The press release also said that the CCSD…

Education August 10, 2021

KSU’s 56-year-old Howell Hall undergoes extensive renovation

When Kennesaw State University‘s Howell Hall was built in 1965, the 288-bed residence hall was housing for students at Southern Technical Institute, which had moved to Marietta in 1961. Kennesaw…

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Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

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