By Rebecca Gaunt Katie Rinderle, the Due West Elementary School teacher whose firing ignited a firestorm over books in Cobb County schools is appealing her August termination. Last March, Rinderle…
By Rebecca Gaunt Less than a week after the Cobb County Board of Education upheld the superintendent’s decision to fire a teacher for reading an LGBTQ+-themed book to her class,…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 28, 2023 What’s the difference between diversity and difference? Would you rather your…
by Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s all over but the spinning. At the eleventh hour, after the jury…
By Rebecca Gaunt Brenda Rodriguez said she was in disbelief when the IEP team for her nonverbal 5-year-old son, who has Down Syndrome and feeding issues, denied her request for…
By Arielle Robinson Vanessa James is a retired Marietta City Schools math teacher. She taught within the school district for 32 years, her entire career. She grew up in Marietta…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]October 17, 2022 The two candidates hoping to head Georgia’s public schools traded barbs on…
By Rebecca Gaunt The former Campbell High School student who completed his GED and entered trade school after his expulsion is still waiting for a resolution with the Cobb County…
By Rebecca Gaunt A former Campbell High School student, who completed his GED and is pursuing a career in HVAC repair, is now facing a third disciplinary hearing, despite no…
By Kathleen Frydl, Johns Hopkins University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but…