The House Study Committee on Student Attendance in PreK-12 Education met on Tuesday to discuss the causes of chronic absenteeism in schools as absence rates have increased since before the pandemic in Georgia.
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, stating the agency focuses on an “ideological agenda for international development at odds with our America First foreign policy.”
Lawmakers Host Donna Lowry joins GPB Morning Edition host Pamela Kirkland for a weekly recap of all the top stories form Georgia’s legislative session with Lawmakers Huddle.
On the July 23 edition: The Georgia Senate prepares for an exodus ahead of the 2026 campaign season; union members gather in Atlanta to protest federal funding cuts; Savannah officials announce a new resource center for the unhoused population.
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rollback of some rules around the management of so-called coal ash, the toxic material left after burning coal to generate electricity.
The ruling keeps a block on the Trump administration from denying citizenship to children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily.
Thai and Cambodian soldiers fired at each other in contested border area Thursday after the nations downgraded their diplomatic relations in a rapidly escalating dispute.
The House Study Committee on Student Attendance in PreK-12 Education met on Tuesday to discuss the causes of chronic absenteeism in schools as absence rates have increased since before the pandemic in Georgia.
Attorneys, family members and journalism advocates gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday to call for the release of Mario Guevara, a Spanish language journalist detained by immigration officials.
Demonstrators across Georgia held gatherings as part of "Good Trouble Day," a national day of protest in honor of former civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis on Thursday.
Back to school means more than returning to learning, and this year, a new Georgia law requires school districts to take proactive measures to keep children and staff members safe. GPB’s Donna Lowry talks to the new state Senate Majority Leader about it.
Growing up as the daughter of immigrants from El Salvador, Roxana Chicas heard horror stories about what the heat could do to construction workers like her stepfather. So she and a team of researchers developed tech to help outdoor workers monitor heat.
Known as the "Prince of Darkness," the lead singer of the massively influential rock band Black Sabbath, Osbourne reached another generation via the MTV reality show The Osbournes in the early 2000s.
Golf Digest once described Charles Harrison as a “Georgia golf icon, a career amateur who is in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.” The Georgia Tech legend qualified for the U.S. Amateur 16 times and played in two Masters. Mr. Harrison died this week at 94; his Atlanta sporting life mirrored the city, metro and the region.
About an hour east from downtown Atlanta is an unexpected pleasure: the Georgia Conservation Safari Park, a relatively new eco-park close to Madison, near Lake Oconee. 530 acres with premium lodging, overlooking giraffes and white rhinos.
The AJC Peachtree Road Race starts in Buckhead and winds down Peachtree Street to finish in Piedmont Park in Midtown. Its trek through this community also travels through the generations, families, plus the hearts and minds of millions who have taken part. When it began in the summer of 1970, no one could have imagined its future, except for the first winner, the unsinkable Jeff Galloway.
Democratic state senators aim to protect citizens from deportation; South Georgia sheriff drops a charge against a Minnesota man; Antiques Roadshow visits Savannah next week.
Nat Cassidy's wildly entertaining novel is a superb example of how to work with clichés. When the Wolf Comes Home might sound like a werewolf novel — but it's an entirely different animal.
Joy Harjo is one of the most revered poets in the United States. On this week's Wild Card with Rachel Martin, the former U.S. poet laureate talks about how writing can give you second chances.
Trump is changing his tone about tariffs on China, but it is unclear if he will change any policies. And, a sweeping list of executive actions targeting higher education and K-12 schools.
