Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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After shooting at Georgia high school, students will return next week for half-days

Students at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta will return to campus for half-days beginning next week

After shooting at Georgia high school, students will return next week for half-days
Crime|Education|News

Georgia official seeks more school safety money after Apalachee High shooting

Georgia’s state school superintendent says he wants the state to spend more money to guarantee security officers and wearable panic alert buttons after a school shooting killed four at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta

Georgia official seeks more school safety money after Apalachee High shooting
Political

Judge disqualifies Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz from running for president in Georgia

Georgia state court judges have disqualified presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz from running for president in the state

Judge disqualifies Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz from running for president in Georgia
Education

Most students in a Georgia district return to class nearly a week after a school shooting

Many students in Georgia’s Barrow County headed back to class six days after a school shooting killed two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta

Most students in a Georgia district return to class nearly a week after a school shooting
Crime|Education|News

The teen accused in Georgia's high school shooting enrolled 2 weeks late and was often absent

Investigators say the 14-year-old who is accused of killing four people in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia started school two weeks late

The teen accused in Georgia's high school shooting enrolled 2 weeks late and was often absent
Crime|Education|News

Mother's warning to Georgia school raises questions about moments before shooting

The mother of a student at the Georgia high school where a teen allegedly killed four people says information indicating staff were warned he was having a crisis shows the shooting could have been prevented

Mother's warning to Georgia school raises questions about moments before shooting
Crime|News

Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

Authorities in Georgia say the father of the teen charged with opening fire at a high school has been arrested on charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter

Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder
Crime|Education

A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say

Authorities say a 14-year-old student has opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people, sending students scrambling for shelter as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were safe

A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say
News

Georgia puts Cornel West, Jill Stein and Claudia De la Cruz on the state's presidential ballots

Georgia voters are likely to be able to choose from six candidates for president

Georgia puts Cornel West, Jill Stein and Claudia De la Cruz on the state's presidential ballots
News|Political

Judge says 4 independent and third-party candidates should be kept off Georgia presidential ballots

A judge says four independent and third-party candidates are ineligible to appear on Georgia’s presidential ballot

Judge says 4 independent and third-party candidates should be kept off Georgia presidential ballots
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

US government will loan $1.45 billion to help a South Korean firm build a solar plant in Georgia

The U.S. Department of Energy is loaning $1.45 billion to support a South Korean company’s bid to build up key parts of the solar supply chain inside the United States

US government will loan $1.45 billion to help a South Korean firm build a solar plant in Georgia
Education|News|Opinion

Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion

Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies

Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion
Education|News

Georgia superintendent says Black studies course breaks law against divisive racial teachings

Georgia’s state superintendent of schools says he believes a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies violates the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts

Georgia superintendent says Black studies course breaks law against divisive racial teachings
Education|News

Georgia's largest school district won't teach Black studies course without state approval

Georgia’s largest school district says that it won’t teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies

Georgia's largest school district won't teach Black studies course without state approval
Economy|News|Political

A judge is vetoing a Georgia county's bid to draw its own electoral districts, upholding state power

A Georgia judge is batting down an attempt by a local government to overrule state lawmakers and draw its own electoral districts

Education

Test results for Georgia schools rise again in 2024, remain below pre-pandemic outcomes

Georgia students in some grades approached pre-pandemic achievement levels on standardized tests given in the 2023-2024 school year

Crime

A missing 12-year-old Georgia girl is found in Ohio after her community galvanized to locate her

A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance galvanized a Georgia community has been found in Ohio

Crime|Political

Judge won't block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis

A Georgia judge has denied a preliminary request to block a commission created to discipline and remove prosecutors

Judge won't block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis
Arts|Education

In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes

Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods now says the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies

In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
Education

Georgia denies state funding to teach AP Black studies classes

Georgia is refusing to provide state funding for the new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies

Georgia denies state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
Election|News|Political

Georgia Democrats sue to overturn law allowing unlimited campaign cash, saying GOP unfairly benefits

Georgia Democrats are suing to overturn the ability of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and others to raise and spend unlimited political contributions

Economy|News

Georgia transportation officials set plans for additional $1.5 billion in spending

Transportation officials are announcing plans to spend an extra $1.5 billion on projects in Georgia

News|Political

Lawsuit claims that delayed elections for Georgia utility regulator are unconstitutional

A new lawsuit says extending the six-year terms of Georgia's elected public service commissioners violates the state constitution

Health|News|Political

Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud

A federal judge sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to health care fraud

Education|Entertainment|News

A Batman researcher said 'gay' in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit

An author's clash with a Georgia school district over a brief mention of homosexuality in a presentation highlights the reach of conservatives' push for what what they call parents' rights

A Batman researcher said 'gay' in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit

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