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National preschool report: Georgia shows little growth in pre-k enrollment
The National Institute for Early Education Research released its State of Preschool Yearbook for 2016. Georgia meets most of the standards in the yearbook, although falls short of the recommendation of...
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Opinion: Can we do better with Georgia’s Teacher Retirement System?
C. S. Thachenkary served for more than three decades as an associate professor in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University before retiring at the end of 2015. In this essay,...
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How can we revive rural Georgia and its schools?
In many of the major education debates underway in Georgia and nationwide, rural areas sit on the sidelines. The innovations under review — charter schools, vouchers or tax credits for private school...
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Georgia freshman orientation: We have veggie options, late-night shuttles and...
Among the information parents are learning at freshman orientation sessions underway at Georgia public colleges, their 18-year-olds could be sitting next to armed classmates in classrooms, dining halls...
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Georgia colleges must allow guns starting Saturday. Will students arm...
The AJC welcomed a dozen talented college interns this summer, including Nathan Harris of the University of Georgia. Harris is a senior journalism major, who has been covering campus carry and gun...
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Sign of the times in Georgia: No flipflops in UGA labs, but Glocks allowed
Georgia rose to the front page of Reddit a few days ago over the state’s campus carry law that went into effect on July 1. “Madbiologist,” a poster to the mega online discussion site, shared the above...
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Georgia college students will now earn HOPE GPA boost in many science and...
Georgia Tech students long lamented they lost their HOPE Scholarships because their science and math classes were tougher than what many peers at other colleges were taking. Their contention: There...
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New report: Less support for charter schools but more for vouchers. Why?
A lot of folks are trying to figure out the drop in public support for charter schools revealed in the 11th annual edition of a well-regarded poll that examines current attitudes toward major issues in...
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New report: State’s public colleges and universities generate jobs, economic...
Georgia has a better higher education system than might be expected when you look at related factors, including the level of support and interference from politicians. The Legislature often treats the...
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State Supreme Court: Georgia students can argue self-defense to justify...
In its first decision in a school discipline case, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled zero tolerance policies on school fighting cannot deny students the right to assert they were defending themselves....
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Fault for broken college dreams & soaring debt falls on families, schools and...
Jessica D. Johnson is founder of the Scholarship Academy, a nonprofit organization that helps low-income/first-generation families create college funding plans and increase their eligibility for...
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Opinion: Georgia sanctions grade inflation by giving boost to STEM students...
I recently wrote about a new law in Georgia designed to help college students majoring in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — to retain their HOPE Scholarships, which require a 3.0 grade...
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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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