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Lawrence King (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Guest Opinion April 21, 2019

Career Decisions Can’t Wait

by Lawrence King [This guest opinion article is by Lawrence King, He is a business and education consultant and publisher of Stem News Chronicle a newsletter for engineers, technology and…

Cobb County schools December 18, 2018

Education roundtable at Campbell Middle School

Overcrowded schools, Cobb County’s senior tax exemption, and equity between schools in different parts of the county were among the issues discussed in an education roundtable discussion at Campbell Middle…

2018 Science Olympiad State Champions-Shallowford Falls Elementary School in article with about Cobb Schools and control over calendar

Cobb County schools November 16, 2018

Cobb Schools Want Control Over Calendar [UPDATE with correction]

[UPDATE: the last paragraph of this article has been changed to correct an error we made in describing how “fair share” works] The Cobb County School Board set their 2019…

Commissioner Lisa Cupid, Ericka Smith, and Dr. Scott Hamilton at the Board of Commissioners meeting at the reading of the Dyslexia Awareness Month proclamation.

Cobb County board of commissioners October 26, 2018

Dyslexia Awareness Month in Cobb County

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners proclaimed October Dyslexia Awareness Month at last Tuesday’s meeting. The proclamation was presented by District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid. Cupid said a conversation with…

Cobb student participants in the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project

Cobb County schools October 24, 2018

Cobb students in Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project

At their Tuesday evening meeting, the Cobb Board of Commissioners recognized Cobb County students who competed in the inaugural class of the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project. The project was founded…

GAE President Charlotte Booker advocates for local control over the calendar at October's hearing. (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

Education October 11, 2018

Senate Study Committee Meets to Consider School Start Date

The Senate study committee tasked with evaluating school calendars held its first meeting Tuesday afternoon. It is considering a statewide start date after Labor Day, though according to Georgia Department…

Rev Fest is coming this weekend (photo by Alex Patton)

Art and Culture, Smyrna October 4, 2018

Fall Rev Fest Returns

Artists, musicians, and local coffee fiends will come together for Rev Coffee Roasters’ Fall Rev Fest at its location in Smyrna this Saturday, October 6. Rev Fest is held every…

DeAnna Harris at Zion Baptist Church candidate forum (photo by Rebecca Gaunt)

2018 elections September 29, 2018

Zion Baptist Church Hosts Candidate Forum

Zion Baptist Church’s Social Justice Ministry held a community candidate forum Thursday so voters could meet the November 6 election candidates. Volunteers were present to assist with registration and IDs….

Grant Rivera and board members joked that they felt smarter just being in the presence of Andy Chinuntdet, who received a perfect ACT score.

Marietta, Marietta schools September 20, 2018

Marietta schools extend Grant Rivera’s contract

The Marietta City school board indicated they are happy with the performance of Superintendent Grant Rivera by approving a contract extension through 2021 Tuesday night. He took over the position…

Dawn Harrell (in black and white dress second from right) of Nickajack ES was recognized as the Elementary Teacher of the Year, with students and Cobb school board members and staff

Cobb County School Board, Cobb County schools August 17, 2018

Cobb School Board Recognizes County Achievements

The first Cobb school board meeting of the 2018-19 school year filled the seats to overflow. Many attendees were there to receive recognition. Siddhant Mahapatra, a first grader at East…

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