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Road construction equipment on shoulder of road with orange safety barriers

Transportation February 11, 2022

Rolling lane closures on Powder Springs Road/SR 360 in Cobb County this weekend

There will be more lane closures on the section of Powder Springs Road from Macland to Sandtown roads this weekend. View Larger Map The Georgia Department of Transportation press release…

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Education February 11, 2022

State lawmakers take aim at ‘obscene’ public school books and lessons on race

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…

Transportation February 10, 2022

Lane closures on I-20 in Cobb County for restriping project

The weekend overnight lane closures for the restriping project in Cobb County will continue this weekend. The Georgia Department of Transportation described the schedule and the scope of this weekend’s work as…

Transportation February 10, 2022

Macland Road: daytime lane closures Saturday and Sunday

The long-running resurfacing project on SR 360 / Macland Road will continue this weekend with daytime lane closures from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, and Sunday,…

Education February 8, 2022

Students are suspended less when their teacher has the same race or ethnicity

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…

Education February 7, 2022

Cobb School board member David Banks’ emails raise ethics questions

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…

Education February 6, 2022

Kennesaw State recognized as R2 doctoral university with “high research activity”

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…

Education February 5, 2022

Advocacy groups address concerns about Cobb County School District’s disciplinary practices

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…

Transportation February 4, 2022

Lane closures on I-20 in Cobb County this weekend for restriping

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that the restriping project on I-20 will result in lane closures this weekend. The details of the schedule and work…

Transportation February 3, 2022

Long-running road widening and sidewalk project on SR 360 in Cobb and Paulding continues with daytime lane closures this weekend

In addition to the resurfacing of SR 360/Powder Springs Road that will end this spring, there is another, more extensive project, that will once again result in daytime lane closures…

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