Cobb County opens second career academy as demand for skilled-trade training grows
Cobb County students now have another opportunity to earn industry certifications and gain hands-on experience before graduating from high school.
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Cobb County students now have another opportunity to earn industry certifications and gain hands-on experience before graduating from high school.
While millions of players are dreaming of what they would do if they won the big Powerball jackpot, state officials point out that Georgia students are already winning big.
Made in Georgia, DeKalb County's new school buses are expected to transport about 40,000 children, about one-third of its total bused students, on a typical school day.
For Alicia Gant, STEM lessons do not stay inside a textbook. Her students sing, move and grow vegetables as they learn how science connects to everyday life.
Leaders of Head Start in Georgia have concerns about whether the Trump administration's plan to change the program's rules will be detrimental to children during these critical years of learning.
A food and lifestyle expert sat down with CBS Atlanta's Sharon Lawson to talk about good ideas for saving money and time.
The first week of school for Georgia's Hancock County has been cut short as district leaders say they want to check campuses for snakes, squirrels, and other animals.
Classes have returned to normal at the Thomaston-Upson schools after a hoax 911 call sent them all into lockdown on Thursday morning.
Federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, could change how some Atlanta Public Schools students qualify for free school meals.
Georgia educators worry federal food aid changes could leave more students hungry.
Just days into the new school year, a 14-year-old Georgia student is facing charges after authorities say they made a threat involving the school they attend.
Dr. Mary Kay Murphy Middle School welcomed its first students Wednesday, creating room for more than 1,000 students in the fast-growing Archer cluster.
From Snapchat and Instagram to Discord, children are spending more time communicating through screens. The FBI says that those connections can also create opportunities for online predators.
APS is launching a new literacy model at four schools to help more students read confidently by fourth grade.
As students across Georgia return to class, teachers at Boyd Elementary are beginning the new school year with extra classroom support.
Dozens of students made history at the University of Georgia on Monday as they attended their first class at the newly established School of Medicine.
As students across metro Atlanta head back to class, one Toomer Elementary School teacher says the first lesson of the school year begins long before academics.
Students at Dunwoody Springs Elementary started the new school year with music, costumes and plenty of high-fives.
The Stonecrest church says it distributed groceries and school supplies to 1,000 families before turning its attention to the principals and teachers carrying the weight of a new school year.
With the clock ticking toward the first bell, thousands of teachers across metro Atlanta are spending their final days of summer prepping classrooms, organizing supplies, and getting ready to welcome the next batch of bright young minds.
As metro Atlanta students get ready to head back to the classroom next week, families across the area are busy knocking out last-minute prep work and back-to-school shopping.
While many students spend summer break at traditional day camps, dozens of children are discovering history in an unexpected place: Historic Oakland Cemetery.
Schools in three states will be equipped with drones this coming academic year that aim to find and deter active shooters within seconds.
As summer winds down and some Metro Atlanta students prepare to head back to school, children at the Chattahoochee Nature Center are learning lessons beyond the classroom.
Actress Gail Bean is using her success to help metro Atlanta students who are heading to college.
Toni Morrison's 1970 novel "The Bluest Eye" is the 30th book removed from Cobb County school libraries since 2024.
The City of Atlanta is owed more than $236 million in unpaid water and sewer bills from over 60,000 accounts, a new audit reveals.
Family and friends gathered on Thursday in Forest Park to honor the life of a 24-year-old Atlanta Police Department recruit killed in a motorcycle crash on his way to training.
An Atlanta Public Schools football coach is out of a job after he was arrested for an "onfield incident" during a game, officials say.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded more than $43 million in grants to Georgia community organizations in an effort to fight veteran homelessness in the state.