GeorgiaKids Count – Georgia ranks 40th overall in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count Data Book, an annual study tracking ten indicators such as infant mortality, teen pregnancy and high school graduation rates. Where has the state seen improvements and where are the biggest challenges? Gaye Smith, Executive Director of the Georgia Family Connection Partnership, which is responsible for Georgia Kids Count, and Taifa Butler, the partnership’s Director of Policy and Communications, share the latest statistics and some possible solutions to the problems.

GeorgiaInnocence Project – Imagine spending years in prison for a crime youdid not commit. It happens, often due to mistaken identity. The Georgia Innocence Project is a not- for-profit organization which uses DNA evidence in the fight to free the unjustly convicted and to prevent others from facing the same fate. Calvin Johnson, Georgia's first exoneree, now President of the organization, and Aimee Maxwell, the organization’s lone attorney, join us to talk about their work.

Next week on Georgia Weekly – Why are U.S. cities warming at a faster rate than the planet overall? Georgia Tech’s Brian Stone will explain. Also – Is technology helping or hurting our kids? Emory’s Mark Bauerlein answers that question in his new book The Dumbest Generation and he will join us to explain his findings.