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L-r Vickie Benson, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Laura Judge, Andrew Cole seated at a table in front of the Cobb school board candidates forum

Elections October 3, 2024

Cobb County school board candidate forum draws only Democratic Party candidates

L-r Vickie Benson, Leroy Tre’ Hutchins, Laura Judge, Andrew Cole: photo by Rebecca Gaunt By Rebecca Gaunt The four Democrats running for posts on the Cobb County Board of Education…

The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

Immigration July 21, 2024

After more than 40 years, the federal right to free education for immigrant students finds itself in the crosshairs of conservatives

by Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Texas once had a law that allowed public schools to charge tuition for undocumented immigrant…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia March 22, 2024

School voucher bill heads to governor’s desk after Georgia Senate overcomes years of failure

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 20, 2024 Following five years of unsuccessful attempts by Georgia Republican lawmakers to…

A schoolhouse with books superimposed on the front

Opinion March 22, 2024

Bookman: Georgia’s $141M voucher program likely mere down payment on what’s to come

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 21, 2024 In its attempt to shove school vouchers down the throat of…

Cobb Police Chief VanHoozer and Cobb school board member Tre' Hutchins

Powder Springs February 17, 2024

Tre’ Hutchins reveals school safety plan at McEachern town hall

Cobb County Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer joined Tre’ Hutchins to address the audience. Photo by Rebecca Gaunt by Rebecca Gaunt Post 3 Cobb County school board member Leroy Tre’ Hutchins…

Georgia January 18, 2024

Powerful Georgia House Republican unveils plan to pump $100M into state’s pre-K system

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 16, 2024 The Georgia House’s No. 2 legislator is calling on the state…

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…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Opinion October 28, 2023

Long after I graduated from Cobb Schools, the partisanship problem has only gotten worse

by Gabriel Sanchez I remember the first instance of experiencing the subtle attacks on our education. I was taking notes in my history class at Walton High School and perked…

People waving signs protesting the banning of books by the Cobb County School District

Cobb County September 1, 2023

The battle over books in Cobb County Schools

by Rebecca Gaunt About a dozen people stood outside Lassiter High School Friday morning in response to the district’s recent decision to pull two books from libraries across the district….

Opinion August 29, 2023

Advice For Cobb County High School and Middle School Parents

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College We’re already into the first month of the new school year, and if you’re a parent, it probably feels like…

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