Cobb County School District

Education July 9, 2024

Superintendent pulls plug on Cobb’s $50 million event center

By Rebecca Gaunt In a surprise move during Tuesday’s special called meeting, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale asked the Cobb County school board to kill the controversial $50 million event center, citing…

Cobb graduate Maariya Sheikh speaks in front of Cobb County school headquarters

Justice June 14, 2024

Students join discrimination lawsuit against Cobb County School District

Cobb graduate Maariya Sheikh at press conference — Photo by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County students, alums, and members of the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition held a press…

Ashlynn Rich telling the board how disappointed she was to not sit with her friends at graduation

Education June 14, 2024

Cobb student with Down syndrome who was excluded from graduation addresses school board

Photo: Ashlynn Rich told the board how disappointed she was to not sit with her friends at graduation; all photos by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt Ashlynn Rich told Superintendent…

Cobb school Superintendent Chris Ragsdale holds American Heart Association Kids Heart Challege banner

Health Care June 13, 2024

Cobb County remains the nation’s first-place school district for the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge

PHOTO: Cobb school Superintendent Chris Ragsdale, flanked by (L-R) Jason Shields, Mandy Couch and Kimberly Dixon of the American Heart Association School Engagement staff, holds Kids Heart Challenge banner The…

Education June 13, 2024

Critics call foul after uncovering Cobb school district’s $50 million event center plans

By Rebecca Gaunt Watching the Funds-Cobb, a parent-led financial watchdog group, announced Thursday that an anonymous source provided the group with the plans for the Cobb County School District’s $50…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Education June 5, 2024

Cobb schools 2024 millage rate public hearings to be held in July

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District will hold three legally required public hearings regarding the millage rate in July. The first two are scheduled for Thursday, July 11,…

Education May 3, 2024

Financial watchdog group holding information session on Cobb schools $1.85 billion budget

By Rebecca Gaunt The parent-founded financial watchdog group Watching the Funds-Cobb is holding an online information session on the Cobb County School District’s proposed $1.85 billion budget next week. The…

An assortment of buildings with the word "Housing" above

Opinion April 30, 2024

Our families deserve decent, safe, and affordable housing

[This guest opinion is by Kimberly Chinn, a social worker in a Cobb County school] In the Cobb County School District, the Homeless Education Program (HEP) supports families that have…

Image from school district's budget presentation

Education April 18, 2024