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Economy December 13, 2024

Proposals to rein in child care costs in Georgia gain early support from Senate leaders

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 13, 2024 This story was updated at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13…

Screenshot of Cobb school board member Becky Sayler at the dais. Taken from the Cobb County Board of Eduction meeting video

Education December 6, 2024

Sayler’s safety amendments fail to get support of Cobb school board majority

By Rebecca Gaunt Democratic board member Becky Sayler tried and failed to make four amendments regarding safety and security to the Cobb County School District’s proposed list of legislative priorities…

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

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Education November 16, 2024

Superintendent Ragsdale to critics: ‘Take a break’

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale dedicated nearly 10 minutes at Thursday’s school board meeting to lambasting his critics, accusing them of aiming to disrupt the…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Science and Technology November 11, 2024

Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually

by Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Anyone following the rhetoric around artificial intelligence in recent years has heard one version or…

Education October 18, 2024

Lawmakers Tackle the Problem of Low Literacy in Georgia Schools

By Ashly Hospodka ACWORTH, Ga. – “It was hard for me to keep up and learn from home,” Liam Roberts said. “I couldn’t pay attention to my work, and I…

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Elections October 14, 2024

Dr. Vickie Benson: the candidate in her own words

[The Cobb County Courier has extended an invitation to all candidates running for offices representing all or part of Cobb County. If you are a candidate and would like to…

Elections October 10, 2024

Laura Judge: the candidate in her own words

[The Cobb County Courier has extended an invitation to all candidates who are running for offices representing all or part of Cobb County. If you are a candidate and would…

L-r Vickie Benson, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Laura Judge, Andrew Cole seated at a table in front of the Cobb school board candidates forum

Elections October 3, 2024

Cobb County school board candidate forum draws only Democratic Party candidates

L-r Vickie Benson, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Laura Judge, Andrew Cole: photo by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt The four Democrats running for posts on the Cobb County Board of Education…

The outline of a Georgia map with the GOP red white and blue elephant in the center

Opinion October 1, 2024

Bookman: For some GOP leaders, there’s no time like never to discuss gun safety policies

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 19, 2024 When nursing student Laken Riley was tragically murdered here in Georgia…

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