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Education June 12, 2021

Hutchins expresses bewilderment, frustration over critical race theory ban

By Arielle Robinson Cobb County Board of Education Post 3 member Leroy “Tre” Hutchins weighed in on the school district banning the teaching of critical race theory, explaining why he…

Education May 21, 2021

Special events center, Sprayberry High rebuild included on Cobb’s SPLOST VI draft list

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District released a list of proposed projects Thursday to be considered for the November SPLOST VI referendum. The special purpose local options sales…

Education March 20, 2021

Wheeler name change supporters plead school board to take action

“Why don’t you want to have this discussion? Why won’t you respond when we reach out? Why won’t you address it? I’d like a written response answering these three questions…

Education January 29, 2021

Updated: Mableton Improvement Coalition blasts Cobb school board majority over response to teacher deaths

UPDATE: A spokesperson for the Cobb County School District sent the Courier the following response when asked about the letter from MIC:“We value and hear the thoughts of every member…

Education January 3, 2021

Dissolution of school naming committee sparks conflict on school board

Democratic school board members Charisse Davis, Dr. Jaha Howard and incoming board member Leroy “Tre” Hutchins are dismayed that the board voted to dissolve a committee to study the racist…

map of Wheeler High School used in article "Diverse school named after Confederate

Education December 19, 2020

Wheeler High students still struggle for name change amid racist history, dissolution of committee by school board

Students from Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta are continuing their campaign to rename the school, named for a Confederate general. Their campaign continues after a recent development, in which…

2020 Elections November 8, 2020

Julia Hurtado concedes Board of Education District 5 race

Julia Hurtado, Democratic Party candidate for Cobb Board of Education District 5, has conceded her race against Republican incumbent David Banks. With 100 percent of county precincts reporting, Hurtado lost…

2020 Elections October 27, 2020

Julia Hurtado, Democratic Cobb Board of Education candidate for Post 5 discusses her campaign

Democratic candidate for Cobb County’s Board of Education Post 5, Julia Hurtado, answered questions from the Courier about her campaign and her background. Hurtado is running to unseat David Banks,…

Cobb school board protest -- Gregory George addresses demonstrators Thursday

Education July 17, 2020

Community members protest Cobb school board, demand anti-racist training in schools

About 50 community members demonstrated at Cobb County School District’s Central Office on Glover Street Thursday afternoon, demanding the school board implement policies to address students’ virtual return to school…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Education February 27, 2020

Cobb school board candidate prepared to go to court over bullying

Attorney Robert Madayag is prepared to take the Cobb County School District to court if they don’t make changes to the bullying policy. Madayag says CCSD doesn’t use the correct…

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