Cobb County School District

Press releases September 20, 2020

Message from Cobb Schools regarding day one of face-to-face classes

[The Courier often receives press releases that we don’t expand or rewrite into full original articles, but which contain information we think might be useful for readers. We run those…

Education September 19, 2020

Technology-centric year for Cobb schools

Cobb County School District (CCSD) Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said schools in the county are in for a technology-centric year. “This year will not be a normal school year,” he said…

Education September 3, 2020

Cobb schools face-to-face instruction begins Oct. 5

Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced in a press release this morning that phased-in face-to-face classroom instruction will begin October 5. The press release is reprinted in its…

Cobb Teacher of the Year Darline Douangvilay City View Elementary School

Education August 6, 2020

Cobb Teachers of the Year announced

The Cobb County School District announced the Teachers of the Year in a press release Thursday afternoon. According to the press release, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale made the announcement of the…

Education August 1, 2020

Cobb school district highlights the Parent Portal

The Cobb County School District issued a press release highlighting an online tool to help parents prepare for the online-only opening of Cobb County schools, the Parent Portal. The portal…

Cobb County July 30, 2020

Cobb schools announce food distribution plan during remote-only opening of classes

One of the complications of opening the Cobb County School District (CCSD) schedule with remote learning only is that many students depend on school meals for their nutritional needs. The…

Cobb school board protest -- Gregory George addresses demonstrators Thursday

Education July 17, 2020

Community members protest Cobb school board, demand anti-racist training in schools

About 50 community members demonstrated at Cobb County School District’s Central Office on Glover Street Thursday afternoon, demanding the school board implement policies to address students’ virtual return to school…

Education July 16, 2020

Cobb school board approves budget, includes step increase for staff

The Cobb County School District Board of Education approved the proposed FY2021 budget. The CCSD issued the following press release: The Cobb County School District Board of Education (BOE) met virtually on July 16 and voted to approve…

screenshot of Cobb school board meeting where Chris Ragsdale announce Cobb schools will open virtual only

Education July 16, 2020

Ragsdale announces Cobb Schools will begin the year virtual-only: Transcription of his statement

Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced at the work session of the Cobb County Board of Education that when classes begin on August 17 they will be virtual…

Education July 10, 2020