A west Georgia school system has approved a package of cuts that includes closing an elementary school and a middle school. The Muscogee County School Board approved the plan with a unanimous vote Monday night. The recommendation by interim Superintendent John Phillips includes closing Edgewood Elementary School and Marshall Middle School.
 
A Gwinnett County teen is slated to represent Georgia in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
A federal judge has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of the 2011 law that gave Gov. Nathan Deal the authority to suspend six DeKalb County school board members.
The Whitfield County Board of Education on Thursday voted to hire Judy Gilreath to replace outgoing Superintendent Danny Hayes. Gilreath has been the system's assistant superintendent for student support.
The University System of Georgia is paying more attention to athletic funding at state schools. Under a new policy approved this week all changes to athletic programs and student fee hikes must be approved by the Board of Regents. Board of Regents...
St. Patrick's Day revelers will have plenty to do on the Savannah waterfront this weekend. But they won't have a tall ship to visit. The U.S. Coast Guard is cancelling the appearance of the 259 ft. barque U.S.S. Eagle.
The Georgia Board of Regents has approved a new American studies baccalaureate program at the College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick.
The governor suspended members of the majority black DeKalb County School Board over accusations of financial mismanagement and other allegations. A coalition of black leaders Monday asked that he consider finding black replacement board members.
An Atlanta television station is reporting that several principals once accused of wrongdoing in Atlanta's school cheating scandal have been quietly rehired. The educators are among 38 principals who were implicated in the cheating scandal last...
Church leaders say a school affiliated with the Georgia megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will close at the end of the school year.
Nine student inventors will compete in Georgia Tech’s Inventure Prize finals Tuesday night for $20,000 and a free patent filing. A preview of the inventions and their creators.