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Health Care September 15, 2022

Kemp glosses over Georgia’s restrictive abortion law at gathering for anti-abortion advocates

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 15, 2022 Gov. Brian Kemp stuck mostly to his campaign script Thursday morning as…

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

Education September 15, 2022

The Cobb Chamber announces its 33rd annual Give Our Schools a Hand events

The Cobb Chamber announced in a press release that three events will be held as a salute to education in Cobb County: the Handprint Unveiling Ceremony on October 6, 2022,…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History September 14, 2022

Color My Teacher: an oral history of Black Cobb County educators

The Marietta History Center continues its Diverse Cobb programming with Color My Teacher, an oral history project featuring interviews with Black teachers, counselors and principals. The showing will last through…

Superintendents Chris Ragsdale and Grant Rivera were joined by students Madison Drew and Tyvionna Freeman.

Education August 31, 2022

Superintendents Ragsdale, Rivera join students for NAACP education forum

By Rebecca Gaunt Getting back to normal during a pandemic, with the Uvalde school shooting tragedy fresh on everyone’s minds, is no easy task for staff and students, as addressed…

Education August 24, 2022

Cobb Executive Women to host program on the widening achievement gap fueled by COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic widened the already substantial achievement gap among students. The Cobb Chamber’s Cobb Executive Women (CEW) is hosting a program at their September 9, 2022 luncheon to hear…

Superintendent Richard Woods and Democratic challenger Alisha Thomas Searcy shared contrasting visions for the future of public school in a panel discussion Thursday at the Georgia Public Broadcasting studios in Atlanta. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Education August 19, 2022

Georgia state school superintendent candidates lay out visions for teacher retention, funding

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 19, 2022 The two candidates vying to lead Georgia’s public schools shared a stage…

Race and Racism August 11, 2022

Politicians seek to control classroom discussions about slavery in the US

By Raphael E. Rogers, Clark University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Of all the subjects taught in the nation’s public schools, few have generated as…

Dr. Janna Williams-Pitts in medical coat

Health Care August 2, 2022

A Wellstar psychologist talks about mental health as children and adolescents return to school

The return to school each year can be a stressful time for students and their families under the best of circumstances. With the disruptions brought about by the COVID pandemic,…

Gun violence July 28, 2022

Gun company CEOs tell Congress they’re not to blame for mass shootings

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the States Newsroom and in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 27, 2022 WASHINGTON — The CEOs of major gun…

Marietta July 21, 2022

Marietta History Center to host Women’s Voices for Civil Rights exhibit

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement to the City of Marietta webpage: MARIETTA – This fall the Marietta History Center will continue its series of traveling exhibits from…

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