Rally against proposed Atlanta school closures planned for Tuesday

Activists and community members are preparing to rally Tuesday as they urge the Atlanta Board of Education to reject a proposal that would close or repurpose 16 Atlanta Public Schools campuses.

New Dept. of Education directives: How could students be affected by them?

Last week, the Trump administration announced a number of new actions aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, a move that former department officials and civil rights experts say could have wide-ranging effects on American students.

Westside residents push back on APS plan, call for inclusion in decisions

Atlanta’s Westside residents are speaking out against the APS plan to repurpose 16 schools, saying the proposal deepens disinvestment and gentrification while calling for inclusion in education and city funding decisions.

Morehouse student arrested for allegedly choking CAU student

Viral video shows alleged assault of a Clark Atlanta student outside student housing, schools respond to attack.

Proposed rule could reclassify nursing degrees, limit student loan access

A proposed U.S. Department of Education rule could remove nursing from the list of professional degrees, limiting federal student loan access and raising concerns among Georgia healthcare and education leaders.

Gwinnett bus driver honored for saving students from bus fire

Gwinnett County bus driver Jose Rivera-Perez was honored with the Rotary Club’s Hidden Hero Award after helping save students from a burning school bus and extinguishing the fire.

Smyrna passes new rules limiting where vape shops can open

Smyrna approved an ordinance blocking new vape shops within 1000 feet of schools, daycares and other shops.

Family says non-verbal 7-year-old assaulted on DeKalb school bus

A DeKalb County family is frustrated after DeKalb school officials told them their 7-year-old with autism was sexually assaulted by another minor on the school bus.

MacKenzie Scott donates over $700 million to HBCUs

The billionaire first began donating money to Historically Black Colleges and Universities back in 2020.

DeKalb County interim superintendent receives one-year contract

The DeKalb County Board of Education approved a one-year contract for interim superintendent Dr. Norman C. Sauce III, who pledged to continue advancing student success and district stability.