Lewis Foundation honors 10 students, 3 nonprofits for community impact
Ten Atlanta students and three nonprofits were honored by the Lewis Foundation's Good Troublemakers program for advancing education, civic engagement, and impact.
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Ten Atlanta students and three nonprofits were honored by the Lewis Foundation's Good Troublemakers program for advancing education, civic engagement, and impact.
Voting rights groups across the South say recent court rulings are reshaping the battle over voting rights, as Georgia lawmakers announce they will not redraw congressional maps during special legislative session.
The Cobb County School District is suing county commissioners over millions in rising tax collection fees, arguing the move diverts vital funding from classrooms and threatens the students, teachers and parents.
Georgia Institute of Technology President Ángel Cabrera will step down from his role leading the Atlanta university in November.
A a high-tech robotics camp is exposing metro Atlanta foster children and at-risk youth to hands-on STEM experiences designed to build confidence and creativity.
The Butts County School District is mourning the loss of Superintendent Brent Lowe, with school leaders remembering him as a dedicated advocate for students and a trusted leader in the community.
Emory University has received a five-year, $15 million grant from the National Institutes of Environmental Health to establish a center to research how contaminants from Georgia Superfund sites affect human health.
According to a recent survey, 71% of U.S. public school teachers said they work at least one second job.
When you walk through the hallways of Pope High School, and it won't take long to realize that math teacher Amanda Dillard is a beloved fixture. In fact, around school, she is known as kind of a big "Dill."
Spelman College has selected a nationally recognized artificial intelligence pioneer, entrepreneur and former NASA engineer to become its next president.
A Department of Education proposal outlines that trade school program graduates who earn less than a high school graduate could lose access to federal student aid. This is part of a federal effort to reel back on career programs that leave students with debt and low earnings.
After decades of pouring into generations of talent, Freddie Hendricks is receiving a special Tony Award for excellence in theatre education.
Christopher L. Augostini, Emory's executive vice president and chief operating officer, will soon be the university's 22nd president in its 190-year history.
A Georgia middle schooler is one step away from winning one of the most prestigious competitions in the country.
For one graduating senior, walking across Georgia Tech's campus carries a deeper meaning.
The Barrow County Board of Commissioners, Board of Education and Sheriff's Office have signed a new tri-party agreement that expands the county's School Resource Officer program from 12 officers to 25, more than doubling the number of deputies assigned to schools across the district.
Students at Drew Charter School are getting an early start in journalism through the school's student-run news station, WDCS, where elementary students write scripts, operate cameras, and anchor live broadcasts.
A school bus ended up in a ditch early Tuesday morning after a crash involving an SUV in DeKalb County, officials said.
The NBA legend and newly minted honorary doctorate recipient reflected on leadership, perseverance, Black excellence and his journey from Wake Forest to Winston-Salem State University at the 142nd Morehouse commencement.
David White retired as the longtime principal at the Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta, and then returned to the school as its handyman.
For the first time in Spelman College's history, the historically-Black college has seven valedictorians.
Almost every month, Emory University physicist Justin Burton and his graduate students step out of the lab and bring loud, colorful experiments to younger students.
Atlanta's public schools are being recognized as a national model for how to bounce back from the pandemic.
South Cobb High School senior Mackenzie Dailey has faced homelessness and adversity, but her love of music kept her going to school.
Georgia families across the state are facing growing financial pressure, and a new study from Emory University shows school lunch debt is becoming a widespread issue.
