Five Republicans and three Democrats have qualified to run in the May 19 primary election for state school superintendent. Incumbent Richard Woods is vying for his fourth term in office. He’ll face Republican challengers Fred “Bubba” Longgrear, former sta... See more
The Georgia House of Representatives passed a slew of education-related bills Tuesday, including major literacy legislation, a cellphone ban for public high schools and a pilot program that would pay college students for student teaching. The Georgia Earl... See more
Peter Case attended Gwinnett County’s Simpson Elementary growing up. He liked it so much that he and his wife moved into Peachtree Corners so their four sons could attend the school. One of their sons is 5 and in preschool this year, not kindergarten, whe... See more
Danielle Offett watched in horror as she viewed a video of one of her son’s teachers at Conyers Middle School hitting him 20 times. “All (I) could hear was (the teacher) saying, ‘What did I tell you? What did I tell you?’ and (saw) him hitting him over an... See more
The Atlanta school board’s unanimous decision late Wednesday to close, repurpose and build additions to more than a dozen schools in the next few years is part of a long-range plan to reshape the district to improve student outcomes. Some parents and comm... See more
