Tagged: Education

 State data show more Georgia high school students are earning diplomas. Last year, about 69% of high school seniors graduated, compared to about 67% the year before. 

The Cobb County school board is expected to vote Thursday night on a budget for the upcoming school year. The district is facing an $86 million deficit.

To balance the budget, the board is considering some steep cuts. Board member David Morgan says the district has to adjust to living within its means, which includes a shrinking tax digest.

  Gov. Nathan Deal Wednesday issued an executive order regarding Georgia’s adoption of a new set of education standards, called the Common Core.  The order comes after some Republican lawmakers have publicly opposed the standards. 

The governor’s order states that federal education standards won’t be imposed on Georgia. He also distinguished between standards and curriculum.

Today the Spelman College Leadership and Women of Color Conference gets underway at the Georgia International Convention Center.

This is the ninth year for the event that includes guest speakers and panel discussions.

WABE’s Rose Scott reports on the overall mission of the conference and this year’s theme.

Dr. Jane E. Smith gives credit to one woman for instilling the importance of leadership.

Five of six suspended members of the DeKalb County school board have petitioned Gov. Deal to get their seats back. The governor suspended, and then replaced, the six members at the recommendation of the state board of education. 

Former board chair Eugene Walker, Jesse Cunningham, Donna Edler, Sarah Copelin-Wood, and Pam Speaks are the five who’ve submitted petitions. Gov. Deal’s spokesperson Brian Robinson says the clock is ticking.