/georgia Georgia en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:23:50 GMT /leadership/opinion-after-the-georgia-school-shooting-im-no-longer-shocked-im-furious/2024/09 A school leader asks who could have prevented the killings at Apalachee High. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:23:50 GMT /leadership/opinion-after-the-georgia-school-shooting-im-no-longer-shocked-im-furious/2024/09 /leadership/why-responding-to-student-threats-is-so-complicated/2024/09 News that the FBI got a tip a year before a Georgia school shooting sparked questions about whether the attack could have been avoided. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:16:20 GMT /leadership/why-responding-to-student-threats-is-so-complicated/2024/09 /leadership/what-we-know-about-the-students-and-teachers-killed-in-apalachee-high-shooting/2024/09 The two students and two teachers who were killed on Wednesday are being remembered by their loved ones. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:05:00 GMT /leadership/what-we-know-about-the-students-and-teachers-killed-in-apalachee-high-shooting/2024/09 /leadership/a-panic-button-may-have-saved-lives-in-ga-school-shooting-heres-what-we-know/2024/09 Police said an emergency system that alerted them to a shooting at Apalachee High School kept the tragedy from becoming worse. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:02:18 GMT /leadership/a-panic-button-may-have-saved-lives-in-ga-school-shooting-heres-what-we-know/2024/09 /leadership/georgia-high-school-shooting/2024/09 It's the first major school shooting of the 2024-25 academic year. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:52:26 GMT /leadership/georgia-high-school-shooting/2024/09 /teaching-learning/heres-what-happened-with-ap-african-american-studies-in-georgia/2024/08 State law allows for exemptions from "divisive concepts" rules for AP and similar advanced coursework. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:00:09 GMT /teaching-learning/heres-what-happened-with-ap-african-american-studies-in-georgia/2024/08 /policy-politics/bidens-title-ix-rule-takes-effect-amid-a-confusing-legal-landscape/2024/07 The rule that expands protections for LGBTQ+ students is effective Aug. 1, but injunctions currently block it in 26 states. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 23:17:50 GMT /policy-politics/bidens-title-ix-rule-takes-effect-amid-a-confusing-legal-landscape/2024/07 /teaching-learning/georgia-reverses-course-on-ap-african-american-studies/2024/07 The state school superintendent previously said schools could only use local funding to cover costs for the new College Board course. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:23:48 GMT /teaching-learning/georgia-reverses-course-on-ap-african-american-studies/2024/07 /teaching-learning/offering-ap-african-american-studies-in-georgia-just-got-complicated/2024/07 State officials did not approve the course. 69´«Ă˝ can still offer it using local funding. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:41:31 GMT /teaching-learning/offering-ap-african-american-studies-in-georgia-just-got-complicated/2024/07 /leadership/opinion-70-years-of-abandonment-the-failed-promise-of-brown-v-board/2024/05 If the nation is going to refuse integration, Black people must demand we revisit the separate but equal doctrine, writes Bettina L. Love. Thu, 16 May 2024 19:07:28 GMT /leadership/opinion-70-years-of-abandonment-the-failed-promise-of-brown-v-board/2024/05 /teaching-learning/massages-mammograms-and-dental-care-how-one-school-saves-teachers-time/2024/05 This Atlanta school offers unique onsite benefits to teachers to help them reduce stress. Fri, 10 May 2024 21:16:45 GMT /teaching-learning/massages-mammograms-and-dental-care-how-one-school-saves-teachers-time/2024/05 /leadership/teachers-dread-pd-heres-how-one-school-leader-made-it-engaging/2024/04 Teachers need to collaborate in their own learning, said Courtney Walker, an assistant principal from Georgia. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:31:15 GMT /leadership/teachers-dread-pd-heres-how-one-school-leader-made-it-engaging/2024/04 /teaching-learning/he-comes-from-a-family-of-teachers-does-he-want-that-for-the-next-generation/2024/03 Alfred “Shivy” Brooks II, a high school economics and government teacher from a family of educators, talks about his profession. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:50:04 GMT /teaching-learning/he-comes-from-a-family-of-teachers-does-he-want-that-for-the-next-generation/2024/03 /leadership/when-schools-merge-principals-must-forge-a-new-culture-heres-how/2024/02 Principals must focus on building new relationships, inside and outside the school. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 20:08:11 GMT /leadership/when-schools-merge-principals-must-forge-a-new-culture-heres-how/2024/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-whos-improving-black-history-education-for-everyone-three-stand-outs/2024/02 Recent highlights in Black history education, from the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education’s LaGarrett J. King. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 20:43:43 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-whos-improving-black-history-education-for-everyone-three-stand-outs/2024/02 /teaching-learning/here-are-the-4-finalists-for-national-teacher-of-the-year/2024/01 The nation's top teaching award will be given to one of them in the spring. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:46:44 GMT /teaching-learning/here-are-the-4-finalists-for-national-teacher-of-the-year/2024/01 /leadership/superintendents-share-the-lessons-theyve-learned-from-esser-and-look-ahead/2024/01 The four finalists for the 2024 National Superintendent of the Year award reflected on the lessons they learned from pandemic relief aid. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:49:53 GMT /leadership/superintendents-share-the-lessons-theyve-learned-from-esser-and-look-ahead/2024/01 /leadership/meet-the-finalists-for-2024s-superintendent-of-the-year/2023/12 These four superintendents were recognized for their advocacy and for improving academics and community engagement. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 20:32:27 GMT /leadership/meet-the-finalists-for-2024s-superintendent-of-the-year/2023/12 /leadership/how-districts-can-keep-after-school-and-summer-learning-alive-after-esser-dries-up/2023/12 Roughly 8 in 10 school districts spent some of their federal COVID relief funds on after-school or summer learning. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 22:02:00 GMT /leadership/how-districts-can-keep-after-school-and-summer-learning-alive-after-esser-dries-up/2023/12 /teaching-learning/building-pathways-for-bilingual-teachers-ideas-from-3-states/2023/09 State and local leaders say flexibility, partnerships, and thinking outside the box are key to developing a bilingual teacher workforce. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:34:21 GMT /teaching-learning/building-pathways-for-bilingual-teachers-ideas-from-3-states/2023/09 /policy-politics/what-trumps-prosecution-in-georgia-has-in-common-with-the-atlanta-schools-cheating-case/2023/08 The DA in the Georgia election interference case against Trump was a lead prosecutor in the school cheating scandal. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:53:16 GMT /policy-politics/what-trumps-prosecution-in-georgia-has-in-common-with-the-atlanta-schools-cheating-case/2023/08 /technology/these-educators-launched-one-of-the-first-ai-themed-high-schools-heres-how-its-going/2023/07 Seckinger High School near Atlanta infuses artificial intelligence into nearly every subject. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:12:35 GMT /technology/these-educators-launched-one-of-the-first-ai-themed-high-schools-heres-how-its-going/2023/07 /leadership/these-teachers-wanted-more-than-pd-on-zoom-heres-how-they-spent-their-summer/2023/07 Seeking to broaden their horizons and those of their students, some teachers embark on experiential learning programs during their summer break. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:19:19 GMT /leadership/these-teachers-wanted-more-than-pd-on-zoom-heres-how-they-spent-their-summer/2023/07 /policy-politics/private-school-choice-programs-are-having-a-moment-but-its-not-all-smooth-sailing/2023/06 Several states have passed private school choice programs with universal eligibility. But some have seen road bumps as they implement them. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:07:05 GMT /policy-politics/private-school-choice-programs-are-having-a-moment-but-its-not-all-smooth-sailing/2023/06 /teaching-learning/a-school-districts-book-removals-may-have-violated-students-civil-rights/2023/05 A Georgia district’s removal of books about LGBTQ+ and racial minorities may have violated students’ civil rights, OCR determined. Fri, 26 May 2023 19:06:29 GMT /teaching-learning/a-school-districts-book-removals-may-have-violated-students-civil-rights/2023/05 /leadership/as-covid-emergency-ends-a-superintendent-calls-on-education-leaders-to-reflect/2023/05 A new phase of COVID response demands that educators should also revisit their agenda for moving forward, the Atlanta superintendent says. Fri, 19 May 2023 20:49:13 GMT /leadership/as-covid-emergency-ends-a-superintendent-calls-on-education-leaders-to-reflect/2023/05 /teaching-learning/4-more-states-pass-science-of-reading-mandates/2023/05 Four states—and one big city district—have recently mandated changes to how schools teach early reading. Wed, 10 May 2023 20:41:06 GMT /teaching-learning/4-more-states-pass-science-of-reading-mandates/2023/05 /technology/building-ai-literacy-what-one-district-has-learned/2023/04 Georgia's Gwinnett County public schools opened what may be the nation's first AI high school last fall. AI is embedded in every class. Wed, 10 May 2023 04:01:07 GMT /technology/building-ai-literacy-what-one-district-has-learned/2023/04 /leaders/2023/making-math-matter-a-district-leaders-mission As a teacher, Tonya Clarke sought to change the way her students saw math. Now, she's bringing her vision districtwide. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:01:28 GMT /leaders/2023/making-math-matter-a-district-leaders-mission /leaders/teaching-learning/photos-inspired-by-jonesboros-math-superhero/2023/02 Photographer Dustin Chambers reflects on his day with Tonya Clarke, a member of the 2023 class of Leaders To Learn From. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:01:25 GMT /leaders/teaching-learning/photos-inspired-by-jonesboros-math-superhero/2023/02