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Education August 22, 2023

Cobb County schools pull books from libraries citing ‘sexually explicit content’

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,…

Science and Technology August 20, 2023

3 reasons we use graphic novels to teach math and physics

by Sarah Klanderman, Marian University and Josha Ho, Marian University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Post-pandemic, some educators are trying to reengage students with technology…

Education August 18, 2023

‘This is not the end of this case’: Cobb school board fires teacher over book

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County school board voted Thursday to uphold Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s decision to fire teacher Katie Rinderle, in spite of the opposing recommendation of a district-appointed…

Smyrna August 18, 2023

Keep Smyrna Beautiful has a lot of useful and worthwhile events on its latest calendar

If you’re a Smyrna resident, Keep Smyrna Beautiful probably has an event on their upcoming calendar you’l be interested in. The upcoming calendar includes document shredding, bulk trash amnesty day,…

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Guest Opinion August 17, 2023

Teaching inclusion and acceptance in classrooms is not divisive nor controversial

[This guest opinion article is by Micheal Garza, a parent with a child in the Cobb County School District] It is a Friday afternoon sitting in the parking lot of…

Crime August 16, 2023

Fulton County charges Donald Trump with racketeering, other felonies – a Georgia election law expert explains 5 key things to know

by Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An Atlanta, Georgia, grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on Aug. 14,…

Justice July 31, 2023

Banned Bookmobile stops by Georgia during tour to protest laws restricting school reading material

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 27, 2023 As self-affirming titles representing marginalized students are getting swept up in…

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Mableton July 26, 2023

SAE School in Mableton announces partnership with Alliance Theatre

Mableton-based SAE school distributed the following press release announcing a partnership with Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre: ATLANTA, July 25, 2023—The SAE School has engaged the Alliance Theatre as an education partner…

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Science and Technology July 26, 2023

65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency’s legacy

by Stephen G. Alexander, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Sixty-five years ago, in 1958, several government programs that had been pursuing spaceflight combined…

National July 26, 2023

DeSantis’ ‘war on woke’ looks a lot like attempts by other countries to deny and rewrite history

by Rochelle Anne Davis, Georgetown University and Eileen Kane, Connecticut College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A Florida law that took effect on July 1,…

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