Education

Education July 19, 2024

Cobb schools receive positive Cognia report

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District received high marks and six more years of accredited status from the Cognia accreditation firm after a recent comprehensive review. The review…

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Education July 19, 2024

Cobb County school board approves steady millage rate

By Rebecca Gaunt The property tax millage rate set by the Cobb County School District will remain at 18.7 mills for a second year, at the recommendation of Superintendent Chris…

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Education July 11, 2024

Alumna sculptor creates captivating piece for Kennesaw State administration suite

Photo by Darnell Wilburn [This article by Darius Goodman first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] A new owl has come to roost at Kennesaw State…

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Education July 11, 2024

Advice For Parents Of College-Bound Students

Image created with DALL-E from ChatGPT By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Chances are that if you have a student accepted at an accredited college or…

Education July 9, 2024

‘Divisive concepts’ law at work: LGBTQ books pulled from Cobb schools, Shakespeare flagged for review

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District documents showed that at least 30 recently-acquired books with LGBTQ themes and characters were removed from high school libraries in August 2023, and…

The site map of Cobb County School District's event center

Education July 9, 2024

Superintendent pulls plug on Cobb’s $50 million event center

By Rebecca Gaunt In a surprise move during Tuesday’s special called meeting, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale asked the Cobb County school board to kill the controversial $50 million event center, citing…

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Education June 17, 2024

Kennesaw State, Kroger partnering to boost campus resources at nine HBCUs

The following article by Darius Goodman first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website Kennesaw State University is teaming with Kroger to ensure that college students have access to food…

Ashlynn Rich telling the board how disappointed she was to not sit with her friends at graduation

Education June 14, 2024

Cobb student with Down syndrome who was excluded from graduation addresses school board

Photo: Ashlynn Rich told the board how disappointed she was to not sit with her friends at graduation; all photos by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt Ashlynn Rich told Superintendent…

Education June 13, 2024

Critics call foul after uncovering Cobb school district’s $50 million event center plans

By Rebecca Gaunt Watching the Funds-Cobb, a parent-led financial watchdog group, announced Thursday that an anonymous source provided the group with the plans for the Cobb County School District’s $50…

Education June 11, 2024

How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning

by JT Torres, Washington and Lee University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Just four years ago, following the murder of George Floyd, almost every college…

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