Rights4Children presents Brown at 70: A Children's Rights Victory!

Rights4Children launches a first-of-its-kind children’s rights initiative on the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.

Emory arts and sciences faculty vote no confidence in President Fenves

Kemp signs legislation establishing another school voucher program in Georgia

Senate Bill 233, signed by the governor, establishes a program to help parents pay for private schooling in Georgia if they live in a low-performing school district. It offers $6,500 a year per...

Georgia Legislature adopts age verification for social media platforms

Georgia lawmakers adopted legislation early Friday that would push social media platforms to confirm users' ages, and would attempt to combat cyberbullying.

5 things about the new school voucher program OK’d by Kemp

Senate Bill 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, would establish a taxpayer-funded program “voucher” program for general education students beginning in fall 2025. The funds are intended for...

Georgia House votes for wider access to school vouchers, amid criticism

Georgia lawmakers in the state House pass Senate Bill 233, a public subsidy for private schooling costs, which is commonly referred to as a voucher.

Lawmakers make major changes to Georgia school voucher bill

The Georgia House of Representatives could vote on the bill as soon as Thursday.

Georgia GOP senators target American Library Association with new bill

The bill would deny ALA-affiliated libraries any taxpayer funding from Georgia’s public schools and the University System of Georgia.

AJC poll: Georgia voters oppose vouchers, mostly trust public schools

A majority of AJC poll respondents said they oppose state funding for private schools.

Vouchers, school busing costs, more pre-K funding on Ga. lawmakers’ agenda

Jon Burns, speaker of the Georgia House, said education issues such as literacy and funding, including for private schools, are on the 2024 legislative agenda.

Some metro Atlantans may hear holiday message to support school vouchers

The group Americans for Prosperity is vowing a ground and air campaign in Georgia to pass voucher legislation.

Parents of baby decapitated during delivery sue hospital and doctor

Georgia students go back to school in a time of political polarization

Recent Georgia laws have one teacher fighting for her job and others reevaluating how they do things. Still, some teachers welcome the new rules, one survey found.

Georgia students go back to school in a time of political polarization

Recent Georgia laws have one teacher fighting for her job and others reevaluating how they do things. Still, some teachers welcome the new rules, one survey found.