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That Gold Dome tradition came to an abrupt halt the second week of March 2020. The program was shut down when the Legislature abruptly adjourned at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pages were sent home as one of the many precautions taken at the Capitol to keep state lawmakers and the public protected from the coronavirus.

The Pages Are Back at the Georgia Capitol After Pandemic Suspension

by Aaleah McConnell | Georgia RecorderFebruary 17, 2023October 10, 2023

Taking a Test

How do Georgia’s ACT scores stack up to the rest of the nation?

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareFebruary 16, 2023February 16, 2023

The poll found 71.4% of Georgians support full Medicaid expansion. Notably, it showed 56.4% of Republicans and 70% of independents favor full Medicaid expansion, indicating broad bipartisan support for the proposal.

Your Family, Education, Health

Georgia residents back big changes: Medicaid expansion and better schools

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 5, 2023February 5, 2023

child reading

Marietta City Schools will fight learning loss with a multi-million dollar reading initiative

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 27, 2023January 27, 2023

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia recently announced the appointment of Dr. Georj Lewis as president of Clayton State University and Dr. Ingrid Thompson-Sellers as president of Atlanta Metropolitan State College, effective Feb. 1.

Meet the new presidents of Clayton State University and Atlanta Metropolitan State College

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 26, 2023January 26, 2023

Columbia County School District officials say the message was left on a bathroom wall at Harlem High School. The school's principal says the school does not believe the threat is credible, but security is being increased as a precaution.

Security increased at Harlem High School due to threat written on wall

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 26, 2023January 26, 2023

Calhoun Elementary student, Ayden Lampe, was named the 2023 Calhoun City Schools District Spelling Bee Champion on Thursday, January 19.

Meet Ayden Lampe, the Calhoun City Schools Spelling Bee Champ

by School ReportsJanuary 19, 2023January 19, 2023

MARIETTA -- A Marietta City Schools bus was delayed Tuesday after a student on the bus released pepper spray.

Pepper spray was released on a Marietta school bus

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Locker Room

Two students injured after fight at Daniell Middle School in Cobb County

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Calhoun City Schools has been awarded a School-Based Mental Health grant through the US Department of Education.

Calhoun City Schools gets funding to expand mental health support for students

by School ReportsJanuary 13, 2023January 13, 2023

rear view of teen schoolgirl walking to classmates leaning on school bus

Hoax calls reporting school shootings made about several Georgia schools

by Thom ChandlerNovember 30, 2022November 30, 2022

A new report looks at how Georgia’s schools are using the influx of nearly $6 billion in federal COVID relief funds that have flowed to districts across the state since 2020.

Here’s how Georgia school districts are spending $6 billion in federal COVID relief funds

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 17, 2022November 17, 2022

A middle school student has been charged by police after administrators at Grovetown Middle School found a kitchen knife in the student's belongings Monday.

Georgia Middle School Student Charged After Bringing Kitchen Knife to School

by Thom ChandlerNovember 14, 2022October 10, 2023

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History recognized John Garner, a teacher at Temple High School in Carroll County, as the 2022 History Teacher of the Year for Georgia.

Meet Georgia’s History teacher of the year

by Thom ChandlerNovember 10, 2022November 10, 2022

According to Niche, an education research platform, The Westminster Schools, located in Atlanta, ranks as the best private high school in Georgia. The Westminster Schools enrolls a total of 1,900 students, and its student-teacher ratio is 6:1.

Westminster named best private high school in Georgia

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareOctober 28, 2022September 24, 2023

A Cobb County day care teacher is the subject of a video that went viral on Instagram for all the right reaasons.

Video of Cobb County day care teacher goes viral for all the right reasons

by Thom ChandlerOctober 24, 2022October 24, 2022

Few aspects play a more important role in a child's development than their educational experience. But among the nearly 50 million American public school students in grades K-12, the quality of that experience varies considerably.

What is the top ranking school district in Georgia?

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareOctober 22, 2022September 24, 2023

WARNER ROBINS -- A backpack search Wednesday revealed that a student at Warner Robins High School brought a gun to school.

Backpack search reveals Warner Robins High School student brought gun to school

by Thom ChandlerOctober 19, 2022October 19, 2022