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Georgia June 9, 2023

Ruling against Alabama congressional maps could send Georgia lawmakers back to drawing board

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 8, 2023 This story was updated at 11 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2023. …

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Georgia June 9, 2023

Georgia education panel votes to cleanse teacher lesson plans as school culture wars rage on

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 8, 2023 “Words matter” – that’s what several of the dozen or so…

Education May 1, 2023

Georgia K-12 panel could soon erase ‘woke’ words like ‘diverse’ from training rules

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 28, 2023 What’s the difference between diversity and difference? Would you rather your…

Education February 8, 2022

Students are suspended less when their teacher has the same race or ethnicity

By Matthew Shirrell, George Washington University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea…

Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid delivers the State of the District address (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County board of commissioners, Cobb County Commission District 4 May 16, 2018

Cobb Commissioner Lisa Cupid talks Community Policing, the Millage Rate, and other topics at State of the District Address

At a public meeting at the Ron Anderson Recreation Center in Powder Springs on Tuesday evening, Cobb County District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid delivered a “State of the District” address,…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Ruling against Alabama congressional maps could send Georgia lawmakers back to drawing board

Georgia education panel votes to cleanse teacher lesson plans as school culture wars rage on

Georgia K-12 panel could soon erase ‘woke’ words like ‘diverse’ from training rules

Students are suspended less when their teacher has the same race or ethnicity

Cobb Commissioner Lisa Cupid talks Community Policing, the Millage Rate, and other topics at State of the District Address