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BOC District 2 candidate Erick Allen, upper body shot, smiling, neatly trimmed beard, wearing a dark jacket and red tie

Cobb County February 13, 2024

Former state legislator announces run for Cobb Commission

by Rebecca Gaunt Erick Allen, the former Democratic state representative for the Smyrna-area District 40, announced Monday that he is running for the District 2 seat on the Cobb County…

A wall hand sanitizer with an "out of order" sign

Education November 16, 2023

Iggy bankruptcy puts scrutiny back on Cobb schools procurement process

Photo provided by Watching the Funds by Rebecca Gaunt The company that provided the much derided Iggy hand rinsing stations filed for bankruptcy Monday, which has once again drawn scrutiny…

Screenshot of Cobb school board member Randy Scamihorn pointing his finger

Education November 12, 2023

Secrecy dominated Cobb school board redistricting process, court documents show

Screenshot: School board member Randy Scamihorn By Rebecca Gaunt Court documents show that Cobb County school board member Randy Scamihorn met with former Republican state representative Earl Ehrhart to discuss…

Jennifer Susko seated at a table wearing a "Teach Black History" t-shirt

Education November 2, 2023

Former Cobb school district employee calls subpoena ‘retaliation’ for criticism of district

Jennifer Susko (photo by Rebecca Gaunt) by Rebecca Gaunt Jennifer Susko routinely takes the Cobb County School District and Superintendent Chris Ragsdale to task online and during public comment at…

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

Education October 23, 2023

‘Bonkers’ email sent out by Cobb Schools receiving backlash

by Rebecca Gaunt A missive penned by the Atlanta-based law firm Freeman Mathis & Gary on behalf of the Cobb County School District and sent out to every family in…

Education July 25, 2023

Cobb County School District not liable in redistricting lawsuit

By Rebecca Gaunt A lawsuit, filed in June 2022, alleging the Cobb County School District’s new maps are racially gerrymandered is moving forward against the Cobb Board of Elections, but…

Education July 22, 2023

Cobb school board approves lower millage rate after heated debate

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School Board reduced the millage rate for the first time since 2007, but Vice Chair David Banks, who argued for a larger reduction, was…

Democratic school board members Becky Sayler, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, and Nichelle Davis onstage at a town hall at South Cobb High School.

Education February 12, 2023

Cobb school board’s Dems question lack of accountability in district’s strategic plan

By Rebecca Gaunt “What is the progress monitoring, metric system, anything that’s going to tell us we’re on the right path? We’re making progress in these areas? Without that, is…

Education November 13, 2022

GNETS funding a top legislative priority for Cobb County School District

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District’s top legislative priority for the 2023 session is to preserve the current funding mechanism for the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Supports…

2022 Elections November 5, 2022

Redistricting error found affecting Cobb Board of Education Posts 2 and 6

By Rebecca Gaunt Voters found a redistricting error during the last week of advance voting that placed 121 voters into Cobb County school board Post 2 who should have been…

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