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After Years of Pandemic Cancellations, a Joyous Return for the Class Field Trip

Vanessa McCray
Atlanta

How Universities Are Offering New Ways to Help Freshmen Upended by Pandemic

Vanessa McCray & Ty Tagami
Weaving a Stronger Society — Starting in Our Schools

Living and Learning Among Refugees in the ‘Ellis Island of the South’

Linda Jacobson
Atlanta

More Women in STEM: How an Innovative Nonprofit Is Helping People Change Careers

Nedra Rhone
Atlanta

Wealthy Neighborhood Seeks Split from Atlanta, Leaving Parents in Limbo

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Reopening Struggle Revived as Thousands of Schools Close and COVID Cases Explode

Asher Lehrer-Small
Ada County

New Report Names Best and Worst Metro Areas for Education

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

More Districts Scrap Mask Mandates, Embrace Test-to-Stay Measures

Asher Lehrer-Small
Atlanta

As Atlanta’s White Population Grows, School Board Election Focuses on Equity

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Biden Administration Defends FL Districts Defying State’s Ban on Mask Mandates

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Students Return In Person to 3 Districts That Never Fully Reopened Last Year

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Personalization, Play, Passion Projects: How One Innovative Atlanta School Is Offering Alternative Learning Like Urban Farming and Robotics During the Pandemic

Tianna Faulkner
Pandemic

‘A Lot of Them Choose Work’: As Teens Pile on Jobs to Help Their Families, Schools Strive to Keep Tabs on Students They Haven’t Seen in a Year

Linda Jacobson
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74 Interview: Atlanta Thrive Co-Founder on Fighting for Everyone’s Children, Making Sure the Presidential Candidates Recognize Poor Parents’ Right to Choose & Knocking on 10,000 Doors

Mimi Woldeyohannes
Atlanta

As Atlanta Searches for a New Superintendent, There’s Never Been a More Important Time for Parents to Focus on Quality Schools

David Mitchell
Atlanta

‘Is School Choice the Black Choice?’: Roland Martin’s Education Town Hall in Atlanta Spotlights the Need for a Black Student Agenda and Unity

Emmeline Zhao
Atlanta

‘It’s About the Kids’: Photos, Video, and Reader Reactions from Atlanta’s ‘Is School Choice the Black Choice?’ Education Town Hall

Laura Fay
Atlanta

WATCH: Is School Choice the Black Choice? Journalist Roland Martin Talks With Educators, Parents and Advocates at Atlanta Town Hall on Education and Equity

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Inspiring

‘Why Do People Automatically Assume Black Musicians Play Jazz?’: Atlanta Symphony Talent Program Nurtures Young Classical Musicians of Color

Tiffany Lagerstrom
Atlanta

Atlanta Poised to Move Beyond Turnaround Effort, Adopt Improvement Model for All District Schools

Bekah McNeel
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74 Interview: Achieve Atlanta’s Tina Fernandez on Doubling the Number of Atlanta Public School Students Graduating From College by 2025

Laura Fay
Atlanta

Carstarphen: How Our Commitment to Supporting the Whole Child in Our Schools Is Making a Huge Difference for Atlanta’s Students

Meria Carstarphen
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