Dunwoody, GA Education

As Keila Frame worked toward her degree in Middle Grades Education at the University of North Georgia, she felt she constantly heard from her friends interning in Forsyth County just how amazing the school system is — from the kids and parents all the way to the administration. Coming up...

In an apparent violation of Georgia’s sunshine laws, which require governments to be open and transparent, a Cobb school board public hearing on its fiscal 2022 budget Thursday afternoon was not broadcast live, and media was barred from observing in person. When MDJ senior reporter Thomas Hartwell asked why a...

A team from the agency that accredits Gwinnett County Public Schools will begin a special review to look into numerous complaints, primarily about the county's Board of Education, this weekend. Cognia's special accreditation review of GCPS begins Sunday and is expected to last through Wednesday. The team that will be...

Underneath the magnolia trees in the Douglasville City Cemetery can be found three graves that have quite a story to tell which begins with the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and ends with the establishment of Atlanta’s first public kindergartens. The graves bear the names of Darius Mann Allen (1822-1903), Sophia L. (Ober) Allen (1830-1908), and their daughter Willette A. Allen (1862-1941).

The four Republican members of the Cobb Board of Education voted Thursday to ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory in the Cobb County School District. The three Democrats on the board—all of them African-American—abstained from the vote, accusing the all-white GOP majority of placing political interests ahead of educational concerns.

More than 11,000 students enrolled in Fulton County Schools’ in-person summer school program, which was designed to help kids catch up since the pandemic and virtual classes slowed some students’ progress. At many of the 39 schools used for summer school, lines formed for registration on the first day of...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. (CBS 46) — Be on the lookout for two job fairs next week, including Clayton County Public School positions. On Tuesday, June 15 Clayton County Public Schools will host a Virtual Transportation Job fair. They are seeking bus drivers and monitors. Those interested can register here and view current Clayton County Public School vacancies on the career tab at www.clayton.k12.ga.us.

Six Cobb County residents have graduated with doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy from Suwanee’s Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), the school announced. Degrees were conferred to the graduates in a ceremony held at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta on May 27. The graduates, degrees conferred...

JONESBORO — Clayton County schools is hosting a virtual recruitment event on Tuesday, June 15 for the district’s transportation department. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To register for the event, visit https://portal.premiervirtual.com/event/register-jobseeker/7631-clayton-county-public-schools-transportation-department-fair. The school district is also participating in the city of Morrow’s Job...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Critical race theory will not be taught in Cobb County Public Schools. Board members voted against the curriculum Thursday afternoon. Following that decision, dozens of parents gathered outside their district office to protest. The three Black board members abstained from voting on a resolution to prohibit...

ATLANTA -- The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has named T. Ramon Stuart president of Clayton State University, effective July 1. Stuart served as provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Fort Valley State University for the past five years. “Dr. Stuart brings outstanding experience...

About 50 Cobb County residents, students, parents and educators demonstrated in favor of Critical Race Theory ahead of the Cobb Board of Education’s monthly meeting Thursday afternoon. The protest occurred in the parking lot of the Cobb Board of Education building while people were in line waiting to speak during...

ROSWELL -- Cherokee led the way as three county teams competed in the Corky Kell 7-on-7 tournament in Roswell on Friday. Cherokee quarterback AJ Swann led the Warriors to a 5-0 run during the tournament before it was cancelled because of weather. The three-star University of Maryland commit said he felt it was a good showing from his team.

ROSWELL -- Marietta led the way for the four Cobb County teams which competed in the Corky Kell Classic 7-on-7 Friday in Roswell. The Blue Devils, after a 3-1 record in pool play, advanced to the quarterfinals of the 45-team tournament against Cherokee before the event was called because of inclement weather. The tournament title was awarded to Westlake as the highest seeded team still alive when play was suspended.

The Cobb County School District will not use critical race theory or the New York Times’ 1619 Project after a party line vote by its governing board Thursday afternoon. Board Chair Randy Scamihorn, a Republican, said he brought the resolution forward after Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Board of Education condemned critical race theory and after seeing some district employees claim on social media they have used it in their schools.

Editor's Note: Now that spring football practice has concluded, local football players are currently hard at work in the weight room and on the practice field preparing for the upcoming season. Each week during the summer, The Walton Tribune will take an in depth look at the state of each local football program heading into the 2021 season.

Cobb residents or property owners who want to address the Cobb County School District’s governing board will, beginning July 1, have to register online rather than in-person. The measure was adopted in a 4-3 vote during the board’s afternoon work session Thursday. The board’s Republicans voted in favor of the...