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In first interview, Cherokee teacher explains why she asked students to...
When River Ridge High School math teacher Lyn Orletsky instructed two boys in her pre-calculus class to turn their “Make America Great Again” T-shirts inside out to conceal the slogan, her motivation...
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Opinion: Where have all the good teachers gone? Retiring earlier.
Jim Arnold is a former Georgia district superintendent. He has written several pieces for the blog, and today tackles the thinning ranks of Georgia veteran teachers. You can read more from him on his...
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Opinion: Forcing guns on Georgia’s campuses violates state constitution
Michelle Haberland is a professor of history at Georgia Southern University. She is a member of the Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action. In this piece, she argues politicians should not decide...
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Is school recess a privilege students earn or a foundation they need?
Is recess a privilege that can be taken away or a foundation of learning that ought to be protected? That seems to be the dividing line in the debate over whether Atlanta Public Schools should rescind...
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Opinion: Data show campus carry is unwise and unnecessary
University of North Georgia professor Matthew Boedy continues to examine the impact of campus carry on Georgia’s public campuses. Like many faculty members, Boedy opposes guns in his classroom and has...
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Olens says he will meet with KSU cheerleaders who knelt in protest
Several updates occurred today in the story about the five Kennesaw State University cheerleaders who knelt during the national anthem in silent protest of police misconduct and racial inequality,...
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Georgia will release new school grades this week. Anybody care?
In 2014, before the state rolled out its new school rating system, four officials with the state Department of Education briefed the AJC education staff on the nuances of the College and Career Ready...
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Atlanta Public Schools down from 23 to 16 failing schools eligible for state...
Atlanta now has 16 schools eligible for state intervention by the newly hired Georgia Chief Turnover Officer. Schools end up on the eligibility list through persistently low scores on the state College...
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If we spend more, will we get better schools?
In the last 20 years, I’ve attended so many seminars and read so many reports on school financing I could have earned a college minor by now. However, I remain unresolved on several big questions. Does...
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Most Georgia schools graded D or F by the state serve low-income kids
In its new analysis of the grades awarded to schools by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute found most schools where at least half of students are...
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Historian: We must make stronger case for college history classes
David Leinweber is an associate professor of history at Oxford College of Emory University. In this piece, he addresses the growing disillusionment with higher education, especially in terms of liberal...
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Has Sam Olens lost credibility to lead KSU after misstep on cheerleader protest?
The AJC is reporting that Kennesaw State University President Sam Olens may be out of a job as a result of a bungled response to the cheerleaders who took a knee on the football field. According to the...
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Opinion: Rich white businessmen aren’t best judges of college presidents
Attorney Frank D. LoMonte is a professor of media law and director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida, a think-tank advocating for government transparency....
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Opinion: Low funding cripples state charter schools
In this column, Tony Roberts, Georgia Charter Schools Association president and CEO, calls for additional funding for state authorized charter schools. By Tony Roberts Many Georgia public charter...
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Former Georgia school chief John Barge to leave superintendent’s post in...
Former state school chief John Barge can’t escape politics even in coastal Georgia. Barge will step down as superintendent of McIntosh County Schools when his contract expires in June after increasing...
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Georgia PTA no longer on probation with National PTA
The Georgia PTA announced it is no longer on probation with National PTA. A reform slate of candidates won election to the Georgia PTA board a few months ago, overcoming roadblocks erected by embattled...
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Why are Georgia’s rural students overlooked?
Georgia has the nation’s third largest rural school population, yet few of the education proposals coming out of Atlanta benefit those nearly 380,000 students. Rural children represent 22 percent of...
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Opinion: Educators must help undocumented students feel safe, supported
In this guest column, three researchers talk about the thousands of children and young adults awaiting a decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program, which grants protected...
View ArticleGeorgia may expect excellence for its students, but it’s unwilling to pay for it
Georgia finances its public schools at what is considered a basic level, determined by an outdated funding formula. And there doesn’t seem to be the political will to change that. (Yes, there have been...
View ArticlePolitics 2018: Legislation creates pilot to free schools from Milestones testing
It’s an election year so expect to hear about topics designed to woo voters. This is one of them. Legislation today from Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, who is running for governor, backs away from the...
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