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DeKalb Student Assignment Plan shifts into different gear after stakeholder protests
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (771+ words) After months of feedback, protests, and angst about DeKalb County’s Student Assignment Plan, which proposed closing dozens of schools and repurposing others, the school district announced on May 5 that it is shifting to a new direction. According to an emailed…...
Kemp signs Georgia high school cellphone ban and literacy expansion bills
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (780+ words) Cellphones are out and reading is in. Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of bills at the Gold Dome on Tuesday, including one prohibiting high school students from using cellphones and another investing millions of dollars in literacy coaches for…...
Chancellor Perdue to retire, ending historic political career
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (533+ words) ATLANTA — Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday that he will retire from his job overseeing the state’s 25 public colleges and universities, ending a career that spanned more than four decades, from service on a local zoning board to the cabinet…...
Georgia Senate adds momentum to school literacy initiative
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate overhauled one of the state House’s top priorities for the year, passing an amended version of the Georgia Early Literacy Act Tuesday. But the measure that the Senate approved unanimously maintains nearly all the core elements…...
Georgia lawmakers pass statewide school cellphone ban, bill heads to Governor Kemp
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (48+ words) Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban cell phones in public school classrooms statewide, now awaiting final approval from Governor Brian Kemp... Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban cell phones in public school classrooms statewide,…...
High school cellphone ban heads to Georgia governor’s desk
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (532+ words) ATLANTA — Cellphones will be banned in Georgia public high schools starting in the 2027-28 school year, if Gov. Brian Kemp signs House Bill 1009 into law. The state Senate passed the measure unanimously on Monday. “This is a great, great, win for…...
Georgia lawmakers cross the aisle to help children see and read
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (514+ words) ATLANTA — Bryce Berry could not understand why his student was misbehaving. The youth excelled on his assignments, but he disrupted the classroom. Eventually, the student explained that he could not see the board. Thus enlightened, Berry arranged an eye exam…...
Dunwoody's school closures and new liquor store
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (421+ words) Feb. 18 — It’s Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly newsletter on Dunwoody. Last week, I went on the Dunwoody Trolley Tour and documented it on our Rough Draft social media accounts, which got a lot of engagement. Hope that translates…...
Test-run of outdoor classrooms in Georgia schools clears General Assembly
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) ATLANTA —Students in Georgia schools could soon have more opportunities to study outdoors instead of inside a classroom. The state Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that calls for a pilot program that incorporates outdoor learning spaces at…...
Dekalb County schools face challenges as interim superintendent takes charge
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (908+ words) ONGOING COVERAGE Winter Storm Fern >> Dr. Norman Sauce III, serving as interim superintendent of the DeKalb County School District since his predecessor resigned in October amid out-of-state fraud accusations, is on a tour to move the school system forward. The…...