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  • Children's Health

'It's Like Letting A School Bus Driver Who's Drunk Drive Kids,' Says COVID Expert

Schools across Georgia all have different rules when it comes to masks and social distancing. But some experts including Amber Schmidtke say they’re ignoring data about the delta variant and the rising number of young people getting COVID-19. 

August 02, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A girl with a backpack wearing a mask

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  • Children's Health

Georgia Schools Need 'System Of Support' As Students Return Amid Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. Administrators are preparing now for students who may have fallen behind academically as well as those who may be experiencing increased anxiety and depression.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Students work on a classroom exercise at a school in Kibera, a poor neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya.

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  • Education

How Do You Help Girls Thrive In School? There's A Surprising Answer

A new study finds that girl-centric programs may not be the only effective way to boost girls' school performance in low-income countries.

June 28, 2021
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By:
  • Joanne Lu
Danielle Howard, principal of Ingram Pye Elementary School in Macon, greets students on their first day back to face to face instruction on Nov. 9, 2020.

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  • Education

For Every School District In Georgia, A Vaccination Plan Of Its Own

When teachers are eligible to be vaccinated in Georgia starting March 8, there will be as many plans to do the job as there are school districts in the state. 

March 04, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The moment British actor and comedian Stephen Fry announced Ranjitsinh Disale as the winner of the $1 million Global Teacher prize.

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  • Education

Village Teacher Wins $1 Million Prize For World's Most 'Exceptional' Educator

Ranjitsinh Disale from India has been honored for finding ways to educate girls whose parents don't want them to come to school.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Sushmita Pathak
Principal Danielle Howard of Ingram Pye Elementary School in Macon welcomes back students.

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  • Education

Students In Macon-Bibb County Ease Back To Face-To-Face Instruction

Some students in Macon-Bibb County are returning to in person instruction this week, making the district one of the last in the state to scale back online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

November 09, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Public school teacher Kelly Mrozik holds in-person class for first graders in Wasilla, Alaska. She is required to wear a mask. Her students are not.

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  • Education

'The Big Experiment': Alaska School District Returns To Classrooms

A school district just north of Anchorage, Alaska, has more than 11,000 students in class. While there have been some coronavirus cases, the district says it's been able to deal with them quickly.

October 10, 2020
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By:
  • Tegan Hanlon
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

Many Arkansas Teachers Refuse In-Person Classes Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Citing a lack of adherence to guidelines, teachers in Little Rock, Arkansas, have refused to teach in-person classes. The district is considering firing them.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Asher Wool, 8, uses a ferro rod and striker to light a bundle of tinder aflame at Earthwork school in western Massachusetts.

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  • National

Growing Demand For Wilderness Education May Widen Learning Inequality

Parents desperate to get their kids outdoors and offline are choosing wilderness schools for their kids, but poor, urban kids are missing out. Educators in Kingston, N.Y., are trying to change that.

September 16, 2020
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  • Ben James
Etowah High Viral Photo

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  • Health

More Than 800 Students In Cherokee County Must Quarantine Due To COVID-19

More than 800 students and 42 teachers and staff in Cherokee County are quarantining after coronavirus was reported at 19 different schools, the school district announced late Monday.

August 10, 2020
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By:
  • Wayne Drash and
  • Ellen Eldridge
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

Girls, Has The Pandemic Made You Think Of Quitting School? Call Your Mentor

In Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, counselors guide girls as they face tough choices during the coronavirus crisis — from giving up on their education to opting for early marriage.

July 27, 2020
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
State Rep. Steve Tarvin issued an apology Monday over his recent comment that teachers are "self-centered crybabies."

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  • Politics

State Rep. Tarvin Apologizes Over Teachers As 'Crybabies' Comment, But Says Some Complain Too Much

State Rep. Steve Tarvin issued an apology Monday over his recent comment that teachers are "self-centered crybabies." He told GPB News he was deeply sorry for offending anyone, only to then say he was "not walking back my comment in context."

July 27, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
Students line up to leave lunch at the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School in the Grant Park neighborhood recently.

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  • Education

Is This A Fix For White Flight Charter Schools?

All the open seats at the Academy for Classical Education were gone by the time Sammy Smith’s daughters’ names were pulled in the school’s admissions...

April 24, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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