Georgia Public Schools

Sen. John Kennedy is leading a study committee on what’s being called a quiet crisis with one in five students deemed chronically absent last school year, which means missing 10% or more of the school year.

The Georgia Department of Education said Friday that the administration of President Donald Trump will send the state tens of millions of dollars tied to federal law.

School absenteeism rates remain stubbornly high, while students are scoring worse in core subjects like math and reading.

This is part of more than a billion dollars in funding frozen by the Trump Administration after claims that some schools were not meeting educational priorities.

Fred “Bubba” Longgrear, the superintendent of the Candler County School District, has entered the race.

An audit finds a law passed by the Georgia Legislature to offer some relief to the state’s teacher shortage has not fixed the problem.

state lawmakers are pushing local governments to reconsider the opt-out and agree to limit how much of a home’s increasing value can be taxed.

Children and adolescents won’t be allowed to use personal cellphones in public schools starting next fall after the General Assembly overwhelmingly supported banning the devices in elementary and middle schools.

CCSD utilizes an anonymous tipline for increased safety and awareness, accessible by phone or online.

Governor Brian Kemp signed the 2021 state budget into law yesterday, enacting almost a billion dollars in cuts to K through 12 public education…