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Education February 6, 2024

School Safety Town Hall to be held in Powder Springs

In the aftermath of the shootings in the parking lot at McEachern High School on February 1, Post 3 Cobb County Board of Education member Leroy Tre Hutchins will moderate…

Education January 3, 2024

Cobb school board approves bonuses and new chair, vice chair

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County Board of Education approved the use of general funds to extend the one-time $1,000 governor’s bonus to all half-time or full-time non-temporary district employees…

Immigration November 23, 2023

Trump immigration policies set the tone for most of the GOP presidential field

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2023 This is one of an occasional series comparing the Republican presidential…

Opinion November 17, 2023

Bookman: Unholy night – A Trump White House Christmas coup caper

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 16, 2023 It was a Christmas party at the Trump White House, and…

Barry Krebs, Angelia Pressley, BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, Dr. Que Harper

Mableton November 14, 2023

Project Keep’Em Off the Streets holds an awards ceremony in Mableton

Photo (L-R) Barry Krebs, Angelia Pressley, BOC Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, Dr. Que Harper Barry Krebs provided the following report on the award ceremony by Project Keep’em Off The Streets. Krebs…

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…

Screenshot of Gretchen Walton, an assistant superintendent in the Cobb County School District, speaking on the district's legislative priorities

Education November 10, 2023

Book ratings and GNETS funding top Cobb superintendent’s legislative priorities

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale shared his priorities for the 2024 legislative session at Thursday’s work session. One of the big ones is a request for…

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

Education November 4, 2023

MIC/ACT town hall panel discusses Georgia’s “divisive concepts” bill, HB 1084

On October 12 the Austell Community Task Force (ACT) and the Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC) held an education town hall to discuss two recent bills passed by the Georgia legislature: Senate Bill 48, which addressed…

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Cobb County November 1, 2023

Cobb Public Library creates book list for Native American Heritage Month

Switzer Library (Photo Cobb County Courier/Larry Felton Johnson) November is Native American Heritage Month, and the Cobb Public Library has created a list of books by and about North America’s…

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Uncategorized January 15, 2025

Cobb County announces intent to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

Cobb County announced in a news release (reprinted below) that it intends to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia’s new law created with the passage and signing…

Education January 15, 2025

Kennesaw State, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement partnership will expedite career advancement for educators

[This article by Travis Highfield first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] A new partnership between the Bagwell College of Education and the Georgia Leadership Institute…

Marietta January 15, 2025

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