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Atlanta student homelessness: Young Black man with black dreads in formal wear with black bow tie crouches on orange carpet in front of black curtain with several hanging paper signs.
Covenant House Georgia, an Atlanta-based youth shelter, provides housing, mental health care, and career services to homeless youths.
child wearing green shirt and red backpack boards a yellow school bus
Across Georgia, teachers face unrealistic expectations and staffing shortages as they urge districts to give raises and greater recognition.
White woman wearing a black dress to the left standing at a podium speaking to her right is a white man sitting down wearing suit
The Georgia Council on Literacy presents updates on efforts to increase low childhood literacy rates by emulating states like Mississippi.
Children's book on a shelf surrounded by other books in a public library.
Cobb County educators are on edge after an elementary school teacher in the district was fired under the "Protect Students First Act."
Students at a desk taking notes on paper with pens
Georgia public-school students outperformed the national average on the SAT in 2023.
Woman in hijab speaks outside in front of microphone with a group of supporters behind her in casual clothes
Cobb County student organizers are working to recruit their peers to speak out against recent school board book bans.
White woman with blonde hair sits in chair hugging young boy with brown hair outside in front of trees and brick building
Gov. Kemp recently signed into law a measure that requires local school boards to approve “high-quality instructional materials” to help boost literacy among students.
White teacher stands in front of chalkboard with students raising hands
Another pay raise for Georgia teachers may or may not alleviate teacher shortages across the state.
Merit scholarship racial inequities: Black woman with long black hair wearing white top and pearl necklace looks to her left
The message seems simple: Anyone can get most, or even all, of their tuition paid through the state’s signature college scholarship program. Students just have to get the right grades and standardized test scores. Over three years one nonprofit group helped nearly 200 students apply. Many were the first in their families to attend college; most were Black. But they struggled with the standardized tests. So in the end, how many qualified for a Bright Futures scholarship — the ticket Florida created to educational opportunity? Not a single one.
A new educational program for elementary students, which has been tested since 2019, will allow children to learn about where our food comes from.
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