Atlanta paraprofessional accused of choking student in class
The family of a 7-year-old wants the assistant teacher fired after they say he grabbed the boy by the neck.
Hundreds of veterans volunteer at Atlanta school for MLK Day
Instead of taking the day off, more than 100 volunteers helped out to transform an Atlanta school in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
North Carolina will require high school students to take personal finance course to graduate
High school students in North Carolina will soon be required to take a personal finance course to graduate.
Cobb County high school cellist heading to Carnegie Hall
A local high school sophomore is about to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity ... for the second time.
Beyond teacher pay raise, agency cuts lurk in Georgia budget
After budget cuts hit Georgia state finances this year, Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget proposal for the upcoming year projects that happy days are here again — for some.
Rockdale County mother says special needs son is being bullied
A boy in Conyers born with a condition that caused him to lose both of his legs says he's routinely beaten and bullied at his Rockdale County elementary school.
Trump to unveil 'new guidance' on expanding prayer in public schools
Trump won white evangelicals by more than 81 percent in the 2016 presidential election, according to exit polls.
Georgia Chamber weighs in on gambling, Atlanta's airport
Some of the state's top business leaders had a chance to talk about their priorities for the current legislative session.
Former Bibb County teacher arrested
A Georgia teacher is accused of aggressively handling two 7-year-old students.
Kemp names talk radio host, 2 others to state school board
Gov. Brian Kemp is appointing three new members to seven-year terms on the Georgia state Board of Education, which makes policy for the state’s nearly 1.8 million public school students.
Kentucky student expelled from private Christian school over rainbow shirt and cake, mom claims
A Louisville, Ky. high school student is claiming she was expelled over a photo of her posing with her birthday cake — because the cake and the sweater she was wearing were both decorated with rainbows.
Companies team up to provide free eye care for some Atlanta students
Clear vision is important to the learning process. So, Delta Airlines wanted to make sure it's not an issue for some Atlanta area elementary school students.
Video captures teacher appearing to abuse special needs boy
Surveillance video of a teacher appearing to shove and even kick a special needs student is raising alarm at Lamar Consolidated Independent School District in Rosenberg.
First player with one hand to earn D1 basketball scholarship visits Cobb County school
The first player with only one hand to earn a Division I basketball scholarship visited a Cobb County school Thursday morning.
Former APS employee convicted in testing scandal released from prison
One of the teachers in an Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal is now out of jail.
Driver killed in head-on collision with Georgia school bus
Officials say the driver crossed the center line and struck the Georgia school bus head-on.
Best Buy's Geek Squad finds porn on Pasco County teacher's laptop, deputies say
A Pasco County Middle School teacher was arrested following a child porn investigation.
2 juveniles charged for allegedly igniting firework at Klein Forest HS
Two juvenile males have been charged with felony arson after allegedly igniting a firework at Klein Forest High School.
Florida International University offers free tuition, housing to homeless students
One university in Florida is giving homeless students an opportunity to get their degree at no cost.
Georgia professor nearly killed in Baltimore hit and run
Baltimore County Police released a surveillance image of the truck that reportedly sent the 6’5” and 250 pound man airborne in the crosswalk at Dulaney Valley Road and Fairmount Avenue -- one week before the start of the semester.