1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (549+ words) The Trilith Institute doesn’t want to be a film school. Rather, it wants to be like a teaching hospital, training the next generation of writers, directors and actors. The nonprofit arm of the studio campus has launched a 15-week program…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (398+ words) The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, began like so many others before it. I was teaching fourth grade at Warren T. Jackson Elementary in northwest Atlanta. A small K-5 elementary school nestled in the woods on Mt. Paran Road near Chastain Park. My students…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (560+ words) Labor Day is an opportunity to reflect on the state of the workforce in our country. The current job market for new college graduates is not what most dream of to start their careers and many new grads are entertaining…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (922+ words) On a recent Sunday evening at Nakato Japanese Restaurant near Buckhead, a group of students and faculty gathered for dinner, celebrating the students’ recent completion of a unique academic achievement. Within 90 seconds, the hungry students and teachers eagerly dip their…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (565+ words) The U.S. Treasury Department issued new rules on Thursday that would threaten the tax-exempt status of private schools if they have programs that support students who are part of a racial minority. The proposed regulations would apply to K-12 schools, colleges and…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (757+ words) As Georgia’s college campuses are bustling with students again, this edition of the AJC On Campus roundup begins with a $250,000 settlement. Skuraton, GSU’s director of student wellness and health promotion, objected to the decision. She told an administrator that failing…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (242+ words) 1. Why was that victory important to your school and team? eht dluohs?loohcs elpoep wonk tuoba tahW.2 ruoy ruoy uoy su pot eht llet,maet,elyts emos?sreyalp fo nac dna tuoba tahW.3,ylevisneffO“ htiw htiw ohw er’ew ew ot…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (733+ words) Hundreds of K-12 teachers at Cobb County schools are under investigation for leaving a conference after a district leader said support for intellectual freedom is akin to support of child sex trafficking. If you are wondering how those two things could…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (843+ words) Things are changing in the wonky, weighty world of college accreditation, and in some ways, Georgia is at the center of the national overhaul. A recent example can be found in Decatur, home of the Southern Association of Colleges and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (612+ words) Thirty years after Georgia made a landmark commitment to public liberal arts education, students are affirming the wisdom of that decision in record numbers. This fall, Georgia College & State University welcomed its largest-ever incoming class of 1,849 students from a record…...