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Schools Shift To Career-Oriented Model
State education officials have announced they've developed courses for a new education model geared toward helping students find potential career paths. Officials from the Georgia Department of Education say the career clusters framework will allow students to choose one of 17 career pathways based on what they'd like to study in college.
 
Ga. Districts Praised For AP Performance
A recent report by The Broad Foundation is recognizing six urban school districts for boosting participation and performance among black students on Advancement Placement exams. Fulton County Schools and Cobb County School District in metro Atlanta...
Tift Schools Cut Days, Add Furloughs
The Tift County Board of Education has passed a budget requiring classroom days and funding for libraries to be reduced in response to more than $5 million in budget cuts. The budget has moved school system officials to cut four days from the...
Charter School Deadline Friday
The deadline is approaching for charter school operators to submit applications to run independent public schools authorized by the state. Prospective operators must hand deliver or mail their requests Georgia's Charter School Commission by the...
Committees Formed For President Search
Two committees have been formed as part of a national search for the next president of Middle Georgia State College. Currently, John Black is serving as interim president of the college with campuses in Macon, Cochran, Dublin, Eastman and Warner...
Charter Schools Deadline Is Friday
An official with the State Charter Schools Commission says as many as 25 schools could petition the panel for state approval by Friday. That's the deadline for charter school backers to get in applications to a new state agency. The process...
Cheating-Case Defendant Claims Prosecutor Conflict
A defendant in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating case is asking a judge to disqualify Fulton County prosecutors because the district attorney's wife worked at a school where cheating took place. The motion claims District Attorney Paul Howard...
Morris Brown Turns Down Taxpayer Help
Trustees of Morris Brown College have turned down an offer of nearly $10 million in taxpayer money. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed had offered the money that would have eliminated the bankrupt school's $35 million debt and solved its legal problems.
Will Sumter County Get Accreditation?
A team of investigators is in Sumter County this week reviewing the school board’s accreditation.
Student Editor Sues Board Of Regents
A former student journalist at Georgia Perimeter College has filed a lawsuit against the university system's Board of Regents for failing to produce documents under the state's open records law. David Schick, past editor of the student...
Georgia Tech Facing Changes
Georgia Tech President Dr. Bud Peterson is launching his 5th annual summer tour of the state this month. Georgia Tech is facing a lot of changes. Federal cuts due to sequestration will cost the school $40 million in federal research grants. And...