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Work and Employment January 4, 2024

Workers in their teens and early 20s are more likely to get hurt than older employees

by Diane Rohlman, University of Iowa, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Think about your first job. Maybe it was delivering pizza, bagging groceries, busing tables…

Education January 3, 2024

Kennesaw State receives $2.5 million grant to foster student success in calculus

[This article by Amanda Cook and Thomas Hartwell first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website: republished with permission. Photo credit: Thomas Hartwell] The brainchild of three Kennesaw State University…

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Georgia December 19, 2023

Governor’s latest dip into state’s surplus aims to provide school safety and a holiday raise for state workers

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 18, 2023 Your local Georgia school could be getting $45,000 in new state…

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Education December 11, 2023

Employees with ties to SPLC-designated extremist group found in Cobb schools district office

by Rebecca Gaunt A tip from a whistleblower triggered an investigation that uncovered three employees in the Cobb County School District main office with ties to Gary DeMar, designated by…

Education December 5, 2023

How Georgia Educators Helped Students “Cross the Finish Line” to Graduation

By Hannah Watson (Watson is a senior at Kennesaw State University) Georgia’s four-year graduation rate increased to 84.4%, which had never occurred since 2011 Georgia teachers raised the state’s graduation…

Education December 1, 2023

Group accuses Cobb County School District of retaliation against critics

By Rebecca Gaunt A press conference was held Thursday by the Cobb Community Care Coalition that leveled charges of retaliation by Cobb County School District against critics of the district…

Education November 28, 2023

Parents want clarification on proposed changes to Cobb special education

by Rebecca Gaunt Reports of looming changes to special education in the Cobb County School District have circulated for months, but a lack of official communication from the district has…

Education November 24, 2023

The origin of Kennesaw State University

This is a reintroduction of an article we published in May of 2017, when our readership was less than a tenth what it is now. As of the fall of…

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Education November 16, 2023

Iggy bankruptcy puts scrutiny back on Cobb schools procurement process

Photo provided by Watching the Funds by Rebecca Gaunt The company that provided the much derided Iggy hand rinsing stations filed for bankruptcy Monday, which has once again drawn scrutiny…

Education November 15, 2023

State schools superintendent eyes revamped funding approach in 2024 Legislature

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 14, 2023 Public schools make up the biggest portion of Georgia’s state budget,…

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Climate and Weather December 22, 2024

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