Parents and caregivers who are homeless face a difficult decision: Work to try to escape homelessness, or quit their jobs to help their kids with online learning.
A survey is open to solicit feedback from Georgia students, parents, teachers and community members on whether year-end test scores should be nixed, kept the same or cut in half during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The survey comes after the state Board of Education took steps last week to reduce by half how much the annual Georgia Milestones tests count toward students’ final grades, from the usual weight of 20% down to 10%.
That was less grade-weight trimming than was pushed by State School Superintendent Richard Woods, who originally recommended the scores count for 0.01% – or as close to zero as state law allows.
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute asked Georgians about public policies that put people first, including how they felt about increasing funding for education and health care, as well as reevaluating the billions of dollars in tax breaks Georgia gives out to corporations every year. The results of a recent poll show Georgians want the state to invest in people and policies that help every community in our state thrive.
Data from more than 1,400 colleges, obtained by NPR, show that most colleges with in-person classes have no clear testing plan or are testing only students who believe they have the coronavirus.
Hundreds of colleges are only testing students if they feel sick or think they were exposed to COVID-19. That's according to new data from more than 1,400 colleges which was obtained by NPR.
President Trump returned to the White House Monday and will continue to be treated for COVID-19. Plus, NPR analysis finds many colleges do not regularly test students for the coronavirus.
The Bibb County School District was the only major school system in Middle Georgia to postpone in-person classes well into the school year, opting to begin with two months of virtual education.
Part of that decision process involved asking parents and guardians to choose between in-person or online education for their children. Now, a month into virtual school, district leaders are once again asking parents if they prefer online or in-person classes, gauging how perceptions have changed due to experiences and the evolving COVID-19 situation. Parents have until 11 p.m. Monday night to let the district know what teaching method they prefer.
A select number of students in Chatham County are set to return to public school classrooms Monday amid widespread concern about health and safety due to COVID-19.
Among questions the school district has yet to resolve, however, is how much of the federal coronavirus relief funds allotted to it will go to which schools in the area. A recent judicial ruling means fewer dollars than expected will be going to private schools, amid a larger national debate over whether government funds to offset the economic costs of the coronavirus pandemic should prioritize economically disadvantaged families and businesses.
Shortly after publication of The Current’s story, the state’s largest school scholarship organization released a statement calling on the Georgia Legislature to amend the law to require more transparency and enhanced rules to ensure the program better serves lower-income Georgia families.
Georgia’s state school board Thursday rejected a proposal to make high-stakes standardized tests essentially meaningless for public school students this year after the state superintendent pushed to shrink the effect from 20% to near zero.
When Tracy Edwards was expelled from school, she wound up working on boats. That led her to form a record-breaking all-female sailing crew, which circumnavigated the world in 1989.
When Ash Beckham was misgendered in front of her niece, she wasn't sure how to respond. Her eventual choice taught her a lesson about handling uncomfortable moments — and finding a middle ground.
Stacey Abrams' journey in politics has taught her a lot about life. Her greatest lessons, she says, have come from the setbacks she has experienced along the way.
Even though kids learn to read in school, many hate it. Educator Alvin Irby shares insights on inspiring children—especially Black boys—to discover books they enjoy and begin identifying as readers.
