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The University of Georgia's 4-year-old College of Public Health has gained full accreditation.
The head of Georgia State University's Middle East Institute has resigned, claiming the university mishandled a discrimination complaint from a Muslim doctoral student.
The University of Georgia has received an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
A group of parents and residents opposed to opening a U.S. Marine Corps academy in DeKalb County are slated to hold a demonstration Monday.
A group organized by Gov. Sonny Perdue is recommending that the state's community colleges merge with the technical college system.
During graduation ceremonies for seniors from Maynard Jackson High School, a number of parents were physically removed after clapping or cheering.
Seniors at Clayton County's eight public high schools are graduating after a year of uncertainty over whether their diplomas would be accredited.
Cobb County's School Board voted four to two Thursday night in favor of switching third graders over to a new report card that gives grades of only a 1, 2 or 3, instead of the five letter grades they get now.
A group of parents says they will protest outside of the Cobb County School Board meeting Thursday night, as the board considers a proposal to change the grading system for third graders.
Fifth-graders worried about the safety of families of ducks crossing the street near their school turned to the Chatham County Commission for help.
Investigators say they have all but ruled out arson in the fire that destroyed or damaged nine school buses in Gainesville.
We told you on Tuesday about a set of Fayette County triplets who are graduating high school this weekend, and how 11Alive is working to help their father -- who's serving in Iraq -- watch the graduation online.
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Faced with angry parents, Cobb County school officials say they will examine graduation tickets to determine how many are fake.
Too sick to go to her senior prom, high school senior Raven Johnson was surprised when her friends threw her a prom in the hospital. Now, she has one more important event to shoot for.
Stress over grades. Financial worries. Trouble sleeping. Feeling hopeless.
Some third graders at Sarah Smith Elementary School in Buckhead got a special treat. They are becoming part of a children's book. The author and a photographer spent two days with the class shooting pictures that will appear in the book. The experience was an education in many ways for both students and teachers.
Georgia Perimeter College says it will close its Center for Continuing and Corporate Education on June 30.
The Richmond County school board is deciding how to deal with a $24.5 million budget shortfall and its options are grim, including furloughs.
An agreement has been reached in a class action lawsuit that will provide lump sum payments for thousands of retired Georgia teachers and their beneficiaries.
The Clayton County school board, by a 5-4 vote, has chosen a new superintendent for the district and awarded him a three-year contract.
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The worsening economy could force the University of Georgia to cut some student scholarships, faculty travel and other programs.
It was a simple game a touch football. It led to a horrifying discovery for a Brookwood high school senior.
The Georgia Aquarium is the site of a banquet to name the 2010 Georgia Teacher of the Year.
Some civil rights activists criticize supposedly "selective" prosecution in statewide school test cheating scandal.
DeKalb County Schools to reveal findings of whether 11-year-old who hanged himself was target of bullies.
Georgia's newest four-year public college is now accredited.
The Georgia Board of Education has agreed to let school districts in Gwinnett and Forsyth counties retain existing rules governing the transfer of students.
The percentage of Georgia's 11th graders passing the state's high school graduation test is on the rise.
An investigation by the Glynn County school district has confirmed "test improprieties" at an elementary school that is part of a statewide probe into allegations of cheating on standardized tests.
As many as 700 teachers in New York City are paid to sit in "rubber rooms", doing literally anything except school work and taking off the same days as working teachers while waiting for disciplinary hearings. Some have been there for years.
The principal of a DeKalb County elementary school that resigned amid allegations he purposely altered standardized test scores has been arrested in connection with a cheating probe.
Georgia State University has received a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to recruit more science teachers to metro Atlanta.
A new state commission has ruled that two Georgia charter schools should get funding from their local school districts despite being denied money in the past.
A group of girls are enrolled in a unique summer program called MAGIC (Mentoring a Girl in Construction) camp.
To say Shanquesia Jones' family knows each other very well is almost an understatement. At one time, 18 members of her family lived together in one four bedroom home with one bathroom.
Amber Brown grew up trying to escape the turmoil in her home by hiding in a closet to read, but she has graduated from high school with high honors.
Class Act Teen winner Briniti Boyd felt alone and unsure of herself after her mother abandoned her, but she didn't let it defeat her.
The head of the state's Senate education committee wants to create a law that would levy criminal charges against educators who change answers on standardized tests.
Samuel Jackson is the CEO and Founder of The Economic Empowerment Initiative.
The principal of a DeKalb County elementary school has resigned amid allegations he purposely altered standardized test scores.
Top state education officials now say fifth-grade students were not the ones who cheated on the math portion of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test, or CRCT.
The Cobb County School Board has approved a $907 million budget.
Four GA school systems are under investigation after state education leaders say someone changed answers on the CRCT.
Georgia officials are investigating four schools for possible widespread cheating on standardized tests.
Cobb County boasts one of the highest graduation rates in the country.
Georgia Tech hopes to expand its international education offerings by creating a second joint degree program with Peking University in Beijing, China.
Thousands more Georgia eighth-graders passed state exams this year compared to last year.
The Clarke County school board is cutting 25 teaching positions as part of a plan to fill a budget hole.
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