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News Articles: public education

The U.S. Supreme Court tackles a clash between the rights of school boards to determine the curriculum for students and the rights of parents to opt out of any class because the content conflicts with a parent's religious beliefs.

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  • Law

Supreme Court weighs who should decide public school curriculum: Judges or school boards?

At issue is whether school systems are required to allow parents to opt their kids out of classes because of religious objections to classroom materials.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
A yard sign reading "vote today" sits outside a polling place in Savannah, with a live oak tree and Spanish moss in the background.

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  • Politics

Savannah-area voters pass 1% sales tax referendum to fund Chatham County public school improvements

The vote secures a projected $705 million in revenue through 2030 for the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.

March 19, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Tate Rivera is photographed at his home in Roswell, Ga., Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Kelli Rivera is hoping a voucher bill passes that will help pay for her to move her son out of a public Cobb County school and into a private school.

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  • News

Some Georgia Republicans who sank an education voucher bill in 2023 aren't changing their minds

An education voucher bill lost in Georgia's state House in 2023 because 16 Republicans voted against it. Supporters have spent months lobbying to reverse enough votes to win the proposal's passage. But as Georgia lawmakers return Monday, some GOP naysayers haven't budged.

January 05, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press
Denise Watts speaks at a meeting of the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education on June 15, 2023, shortly after board members voted to hire her as the next superintendent of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.

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  • Education

Savannah-Chatham school board hires new superintendent from out of state: ‘We're operating on trust’

Without hearing public comment on sole finalist Denise Watts, the school board voted unanimously to hire her.

June 20, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Roger Moss, board president of the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, speaks at a press conference outside school district offices in downtown Savannah on May 31, 2023.

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  • Education

Savannah-Chatham County school board names Texas administrator as sole finalist for superintendent

School board president Roger Moss said the board won't consider public comment ahead of an expected vote in June.

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
In this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump elbow bumps with Herschel Walker during a campaign rally in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Walker gains crucial national support; Va. election shows voter appetite on issues

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker gains the endorsement of a titan of the Republican party. Meanwhile, what can the important Virginia gubernatorial race tell us about where voters across the country stand in 2021?

October 27, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Children in classroom

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  • Education

Georgia Schools Committed To Resuming In-Person Classes

School districts across Georgia are preparing to reopen their classrooms to full-time in-person learning this fall with the help of more than $4 billion in federal funding.

June 14, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Massachusetts parents sent their child to Attleboro High School despite knowing the teenager was infected with the coronavirus. Above, a coronavirus test is performed at Boston University in July.

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  • Education

Child Positive For Coronavirus Was Sent To School Anyway. Others Quarantining Now

Nearly 30 Massachusetts high school students are quarantining after parents sent their child to school despite receiving a positive diagnosis days before.

September 17, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner

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  • Education

Through Abolitionist Teaching, American Educators Can Help Kids 'Do More Than Survive'

Research has shown students do better in school when they have teachers who look like them . They also report feeling more cared for; more interested...

April 15, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Curtis L. Jones Jr. is the 2019 National Superintendent of the Year.

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  • Education

Bibb County's Curtis Jones Is 2019 National Superintendent Of The Year

Dr. Curtis L. Jones Jr. was met with a standing ovation when he walked into work after the Presidents Day holiday. Over the weekend, the Bibb County...

February 20, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

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