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Cobb County School District official next to sign criticizing the superintendent

Education March 4, 2024

Cobb schools staff pressured media, accessed student files inappropriately, documents show

by Rebecca Gaunt More than 700 documents returned as part of an open records request have revealed disturbing messages exchanged by Cobb County School District staff in the central office….

Long line outside the Cobb County School District building

Education March 1, 2024

Cobb schools staff acted to silence critics, Teams messages show

Those wishing to speak at public comment have been required to stand in line outside since September when staff coordinated to push critics out of line (Photo by Rebecca Gaunt)…

Justice December 15, 2023

Civil and Voting Rights organizations celebrate judge’s ruling throwing out the Cobb school board map

In a news release distributed by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, a group of civil rights and voting rights organization celebrated the decision…

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…

Screenshot of Cobb school superintendent Chris Ragsdale

Education November 10, 2023

Dems hit back at board meeting, Ragsdale calls out MDJ and CCAE president

by Rebecca Gaunt Tension reared its head at the Cobb County Board of Education’s evening voting session Thursday. Upon return from executive session, Democratic board member Becky Sayler made a…

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…

Side-by-side maps of the two alternative school board maps, the benchmark and the one that was enacted

Cobb County October 25, 2023

Groups file for injunction against ‘gerrymandered’ school board maps

by Rebecca Gaunt A coalition of voters and civil rights groups filed a motion for injunction Tuesday to prevent the use of an electoral map in the 2024 election that…

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

Opinion October 25, 2023

As a Parent, the Trend of Retaliation from Cobb County Schools Against Concerned Parents is Alarming

by John Popham In their weekly newsletter last Friday, the Cobb County School District shared a sharply worded message regarding a recent lawsuit settlement between the county board of elections…

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…

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Immigration December 22, 2022

‘Caged … For No Fault of Your Own’: Detainees Dread Covid While Awaiting Immigration Hearings

This article by Renuka Rayasam was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Renuka Rayasam December 22, 2022 LUMPKIN, Ga. — In October, Yibran Ramirez-Cecena didn’t alert the…

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