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Education May 30, 2022

A group of KSU professors, students, want answers after RCHSS department chair resigns and says she was ‘set up to fail’

By Arielle Robinson A group of Kennesaw State University faculty, students, and community members want answers from university officials after the only Black department chair within the Radow College of…

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

Education May 22, 2022

Freedom of speech is under attack in public schools, U.S. House panel told

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 19, 2022 Students and teachers told U.S. House members during a Thursday hearing that their…

Education May 16, 2022

Georgia school teachers creating new lesson plans to comply with culture war laws

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 16, 2022 Georgia students will soon be trading their pencils and books for sunglasses…

Austin Heller with megaphone in front of students holding signs

Health Care March 30, 2022

Voting rights organization, students protest extremist anti-abortion group at KSU

By Arielle Robinson The New Georgia Project hosted a protest Friday, March 25, on Kennesaw State University’s Campus Green, where students joined them in protesting an anti-abortion group that was…

Campbell High students hold signs protesting racism

Education March 27, 2022

Campbell High students silently protest Board of Education, call for tighter discipline against racist incidents

By Arielle Robinson A multiracial group of mostly Campbell High School students nearly filled the room at the Cobb County Board of Education’s evening session Thursday in a silent protest…

A man on a scooter carries a protest sign while a little girl rides a miniature car alongside him

Opinion March 9, 2022

Opinion: Georgia lawmakers have a dangerous plan for curbing free speech

by Nora Benavidez, Georgia Recorder [This opinion article was published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]March 8, 2022 Beware Georgians. Senate Bill 171 is a threat to anyone in…

Dr. Mark Elgart addressed the Cobb School Board as members of Watching the Funds-Cobb held up signs expressing frustration over what they call a lack of financial transparency and questionable spending.

Education March 7, 2022

Cognia reverses on Cobb County School District special review findings citing factual error

By Rebecca Gaunt In an special called Cobb School Board meeting Monday, Dr. Mark Elgart, CEO of Cognia, informed Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and board members that the findings of the…

Shaun Martin speaking in front of small cabin that was a sharecropper cabin used as part of the restaurant Aunt Fanny's Cabin

Smyrna March 2, 2022

Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin hosts weekly “Circle of Strength”

By Arielle Robinson The Coalition to Save Aunt Fanny’s Cabin bore a slightly chilly and damp Sunday afternoon to host its second “circle of strength,” where those in support of…

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