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Education September 20, 2024

Safety not on Cobb school board agenda despite parent requests

Community members held a moment of silence for the victims at Apalachee High School — Photo by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt Requests that safety be added to Thursday’s Cobb…

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Opinion September 19, 2024

Cobb Schools Talk About Books, But Stay Silent on Safety

This guest opinion article is by Heather Tolley-Bauer, co-founder of Watching the Funds – Cobb Another Cobb County Schools Board of Education meeting is upon us, and once again, school…

Opinion September 9, 2024

Georgia children may have vicarious trauma from school tragedy

By Melanie Dallas, LPC I wrote most of the article below just over two years ago, following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. At the time I wrote that many…

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Opinion September 9, 2024

Which Gun Laws Work, And Which Do Not.

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College The killing at Winder Georgia’s Apalachee High School struck a nerve throughout the state. Everyone I’ve talked to has some…

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Cobb County August 26, 2024

DOJ, 14 states weigh in on discrimination lawsuit against Cobb County School District

Photo by Rebecca Gaunt: Katie Rinderle (back, far right) joined Maariya Sheikh and other members of the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition at their June press conference to announce they were…

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Health Care August 3, 2024

ADHD brains present unique challenges, but the condition is highly treatable − a primary care nurse practitioner with ADHD explains the science

by Kate Harrington, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “My brain has way too many tabs open.” “Why can’t I complete tasks?” “Why…

Opinion August 1, 2024

Analysis Of Objections To The AP African American Studies Course

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s been an uproar in Georgia over whether the Advanced Placement African American Studies (APAAS) course should be taught as…

Education July 25, 2024

Georgia governor questions state school chief’s thinking after AP African American studies nixed

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 24, 2024 Three days after she finished a summer training course to teach…

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Immigration July 21, 2024

After more than 40 years, the federal right to free education for immigrant students finds itself in the crosshairs of conservatives

by Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Texas once had a law that allowed public schools to charge tuition for undocumented immigrant…

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Education July 11, 2024

Advice For Parents Of College-Bound Students

Image created with DALL-E from ChatGPT By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Chances are that if you have a student accepted at an accredited college or…

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