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Education July 29, 2024

Students respond to state super’s decision to not approve AP African American studies

Image created by Cobb County Courier using elements from a licensed account at Canva Pro By Rebecca Gaunt “At that time, they told us it was a paper tiger,” educator…

Education July 9, 2024

‘Divisive concepts’ law at work: LGBTQ books pulled from Cobb schools, Shakespeare flagged for review

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District documents showed that at least 30 recently-acquired books with LGBTQ themes and characters were removed from high school libraries in August 2023, and…

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Education November 4, 2023

MIC/ACT town hall panel discusses Georgia’s “divisive concepts” bill, HB 1084

On October 12 the Austell Community Task Force (ACT) and the Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC) held an education town hall to discuss two recent bills passed by the Georgia legislature: Senate Bill 48, which addressed…

Education June 28, 2023

Interview with Cobb teacher fired over book under Georgia’s ‘divisive concepts’ law

By Rebecca Gaunt Katie Rinderle is the first known case of a teacher being fired as a result of Georgia House Bill 1084 which passed in 2022. A picture book…

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Veterans November 4, 2024

AMES preserving legacies of U.S. WWII veterans, Civil Rights participants

[This article by Alyssa Ozment first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] The Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services (AMES) Research is working…

Economy November 4, 2024

The Biden-Harris October Jobs Report Was Better Than Trump’s Average Jobs Report

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On Friday, ex-President Donald Trump claimed that America’s 4.1 percent unemployment rate was the worst jobs report in our nation’s…

Elections November 4, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court issues a stay of judge’s order extending absentee ballot deadlines for 3,400 late-mailed ballots

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt distributed the following announcement regarding a Georgia Supreme Court stay of a recent order issued by Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy III. The…

Austell November 4, 2024

Homicide on Linworth Boulevard

According to a public information release from Sgt. Eric Smith of the Cobb County Police Department, a homicide took place on Linworth Boulevard in the Austell area just after midnight…

Curious Kids November 4, 2024

Why do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles?

by Michael Leamy, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have…

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divisive concepts law

Students respond to state super’s decision to not approve AP African American studies

‘Divisive concepts’ law at work: LGBTQ books pulled from Cobb schools, Shakespeare flagged for review

MIC/ACT town hall panel discusses Georgia’s “divisive concepts” bill, HB 1084

Interview with Cobb teacher fired over book under Georgia’s ‘divisive concepts’ law