Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, Long Island University to launch new school for music, sports and entertainment
Roc Nation, an entertainment company founded and helmed by Jay-Z, is partnering with Long Island University in Brooklyn to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment.
Roc Nation, an entertainment company founded and helmed by Jay-Z, is partnering with Long Island University in Brooklyn to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment.
Is it safe to reopen schools during the pandemic?
It depends on how widespread COVID-19 infections are in the community and the safety measures the school takes.
It depends on how widespread COVID-19 infections are in the community and the safety measures the school takes.
Virtual learning could make it harder to identify students with difficult home lives
As students start the school year off with virtual learning, experts say it could be harder for teachers and staff to identify and help students with a difficult home life.
As students start the school year off with virtual learning, experts say it could be harder for teachers and staff to identify and help students with a difficult home life.
Students opt out of University of Georgia because of freshmen dorm requirement during pandemic
Several students are backing out of plans to enroll at the University of Georgia because of a policy requiring incoming freshmen to live on campus their first year. They’re concerned about coronavirus cases that continue to rise at the school and across the state.
Several students are backing out of plans to enroll at the University of Georgia because of a policy requiring incoming freshmen to live on campus their first year. They’re concerned about coronavirus cases that continue to rise at the school and across the state.
Student at Sixes Elementary School tests positive for COVID-19
Officials say a second-grade student at Sixes Elementary School in Cherokee County has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Officials say a second-grade student at Sixes Elementary School in Cherokee County has tested positive for the coronavirus.
5 juniors from California to Texas named National Student Poets
This year’s poets are Isabella Ramirez, from Lake Worth; Ethan Wang, from Katy, Texas; Manasi Garg, from Saratoga; Madelyn Dietz, from St. Paul, Minn.; and Anthony Wiles, from Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Each receives a $5,000 cash award.
This year’s poets are Isabella Ramirez, from Lake Worth; Ethan Wang, from Katy, Texas; Manasi Garg, from Saratoga; Madelyn Dietz, from St. Paul, Minn.; and Anthony Wiles, from Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Each receives a $5,000 cash award.
Now Hiring: Bay Area tech mogul posts job for 'best' teacher to instruct kids in his backyard
A Bay Area tech investor has posted a job opening seeking a teacher to instruct his child and a handful of others in the backyard of his San Francisco home, for what’s become a highly controversial learning model brought on by the pandemic.
A Bay Area tech investor has posted a job opening seeking a teacher to instruct his child and a handful of others in the backyard of his San Francisco home, for what’s become a highly controversial learning model brought on by the pandemic.
Teachers react to Gwinnett County Public Schools reopening plan
Gwinnett County Public Schools announced Tuesday all students will start the school year with virtual learning and students will be given the option for in person learning at the end of August.
Gwinnett County Public Schools announced Tuesday all students will start the school year with virtual learning and students will be given the option for in person learning at the end of August.
Teachers resist instructing from empty classrooms for safety reasons
In San Jose, teachers have been told they must teach in empty classrooms with few exceptions. One teacher, Taunya Jaco isn’t planning to return anytime soon, educating her students from home.
In San Jose, teachers have been told they must teach in empty classrooms with few exceptions. One teacher, Taunya Jaco isn’t planning to return anytime soon, educating her students from home.
Calls to rename Atlanta's Grady High School
Calls to change the name of Grady High School are being taken up by an Atlanta Board of Education committee. That committee held a meeting Tuesday night to get input from the community about the change. Alumni, students, and school leaders are among the members of the committee.
Calls to change the name of Grady High School are being taken up by an Atlanta Board of Education committee. That committee held a meeting Tuesday night to get input from the community about the change. Alumni, students, and school leaders are among the members of the committee.
DeKalb School hold athletics town hall
DeKalb County Schools held a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday called ‘Athletics and the impact of COVID 19.”
DeKalb County Schools held a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday called ‘Athletics and the impact of COVID 19.”
5 Marietta City Schools employees test positive for COVID-19
Marietta City Schools started their school year online Tuesday as officials said five employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
Marietta City Schools started their school year online Tuesday as officials said five employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
Gwinnett County schools announce plan for students to return to classrooms
Some Gwinnett County students will be given the option to go back to classrooms starting at the end of August under the new plan.
Some Gwinnett County students will be given the option to go back to classrooms starting at the end of August under the new plan.
2 Georgia students win national braille competition
Douglasville student Christopher Morgan and Acworth student Christopher Abel won their respective categories in the 2020 Braille Challenge Finals.
Douglasville student Christopher Morgan and Acworth student Christopher Abel won their respective categories in the 2020 Braille Challenge Finals.
Marietta schools begin virtual learning
Marietta City Schools are starting school on Tuesday with virtual learning. Superintendent Grant Rivera said the district had planned to give parents the option of either virtual or in-person learning.
Marietta City Schools are starting school on Tuesday with virtual learning. Superintendent Grant Rivera said the district had planned to give parents the option of either virtual or in-person learning.
260 Gwinnett County school employees not working due to positive COVID-19 tests, exposure
Around 260 Gwinnett County Public Schools employees have either tested positive for COVID-19 or are quarantining due to exposure, officials say.
Around 260 Gwinnett County Public Schools employees have either tested positive for COVID-19 or are quarantining due to exposure, officials say.
Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge
Parents in some states are getting their first look at a new school year as the coronavirus continues to cause upheaval in school systems around the country.
Parents in some states are getting their first look at a new school year as the coronavirus continues to cause upheaval in school systems around the country.
Cherokee County resumes in person instruction, some parents opt for virtual learning
Monday is the first official day of school for students in Cherokee County. Parents were given the option to either send their kids for in-person learning or virtual learning.
Monday is the first official day of school for students in Cherokee County. Parents were given the option to either send their kids for in-person learning or virtual learning.
Gwinnett County Public Schools teacher resigns due to no option to work from home
A Gwinnett County Public Schools teacher says she had no option but to resign because the school denied her request to work from home.
A Gwinnett County Public Schools teacher says she had no option but to resign because the school denied her request to work from home.
Cobb County parents protesting over plans for back to school
The first day of school in Cobb County is just a couple of weeks away, but a group of parents isn't happy with how that first day will look. They're planning a protest Saturday
The first day of school in Cobb County is just a couple of weeks away, but a group of parents isn't happy with how that first day will look. They're planning a protest Saturday