Cobb County School District

Education March 22, 2025

SPLC appeals ruling on expulsion of Cobb County student

The Southern Poverty Law Center distributed the following press release, announcing an appeal in a long-running expulsion case of a student from North Cobb High School in the Cobb County…

screenshot of Cobb school Superintendent Chris Ragsdale from school board video

Education March 21, 2025

Cobb superintendent blasts state’s ‘fake list’ for voucher program

Photo: screenshot of Cobb school Superintendent Chris Ragsdale By Rebecca Gaunt Superintendent Chris Ragsdale did not mince words at Thursday’s school board work session, calling it a “fake list” when…

Cobb school board member Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Ty’Sheka Lambert of Georgia CAN, and moderator China Cardriche-Clements sit at a table at an education forum, Hutchins with hand-held microphone

Education March 18, 2025

South Cobb Education Town Hall: ‘Help move this needle’

PHOTO: Cobb school board member Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Ty’Sheka Lambert of Georgia CAN, and moderator China Cardriche-Clements (all photos by Rebecca Gaunt) By Rebecca Gaunt Community leaders and education consultants…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Education March 7, 2025

South Cobb Education town hall to be held next Thursday, March 13

The Mableton Improvement Coalition announced the following town hall meeting to discuss education in the South Cobb area, including Austell, Mableton and Powder Springs. South Cobb Education Town Hall Date…

A split-screen with Laura Judge on one side and Andrew Cole on the other

Education February 27, 2025

Former Cobb school board candidates launch education podcast

By Rebecca Gaunt Two former Democratic candidates for the Cobb County Board of Education are launching a podcast called “Not Bored of Education” that will dig into local and national…

Education February 17, 2025

Ragsdale’s contract extended in 6-0 vote; Cobb schools’ statement on immigration

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County Board of Education extended Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s contract through 2028 at February’s school board meeting. While the annual extension of his three-year contract has…

Trainer demonstrates a weapon-detecting dog at the Cobb County school board meeting

Education February 14, 2025

Cobb schools to employ K-9s trained in weapons detection

Trainer demonstrates a weapon-detecting dog at the Cobb County school board meeting: screenshot from video of meeting By Rebecca Gaunt New furry faces framed by floppy ears are coming to…

screenshot of Chris Ragsdale during school board work session

Education January 18, 2025

Bells Ferry ES Second, Third Grade relocating; Ragsdale removes Dugard memoir

By Rebecca Gaunt Second and third graders at Bells Ferry Elementary in Marietta will attend school at Chalker Elementary starting in August 2025 for the duration of a major construction…

One had putting a coin in another hand, with the word "tax" and a percent sign above

Education January 17, 2025