Harrison project gets thumbs up

Harrison project gets thumbs up: MARIETTA — The Cobb County school district’s Facilities and Technology committee has given the school board the go-ahead to approve building a ninth-grade center at Harrison High School. In a spli...

Georgia releases list of ‘focus' schools needing additional attention  | ajc.com

Georgia releases list of ‘focus' schools needing additional attention  | ajc.com

COBB COUNTY
  • Riverside Intermediate
  • Hayes Elementary
  • Sanders Elementary
  • East Cobb Middle
  • Brumby Elementary

Tribunal: Tapp principal guilty

Tribunal: Tapp principal guilty: MARIETTA — A panel of three Cobb County school board members unanimously found Tapp Middle School Principal Dr. Jerry Dority “willfully negligent” of three of the four charges brought against her b...

Most Cobb senators approve amendment

Most Cobb senators approve amendment: ATLANTA — Four of Cobb’s five state senators helped pass a constitutional amendment on Monday that would allow the state to create new charter schools whose applications were turned down by local s...

Hearing for ex-principal begins today

Hearing for ex-principal begins today: MARIETTA — A hearing on the employment status of former Tapp Middle School principal Dr. Jerry Dority is to begin this morning in front of Cobb school board members David Banks, David Morgan and Ti...

Senate passes charter schools amendment resolution  | ajc.com

Senate passes charter schools amendment resolution  | ajc.com

Hearing for ex-principal begins today

Hearing for ex-principal begins today: MARIETTA — A hearing on the employment status of former Tapp Middle School principal Dr. Jerry Dority is to begin this morning in front of Cobb school board members David Banks, David Morgan and Ti...

Increasing class sizes gets green light

Increasing class sizes gets green light: MARIETTA — At their 6-hour work session Wednesday, Cobb County school board members approved increasing class sizes by up to five students. School board members also weighed declaring SPLOST II fu...

Board Vice Chair Morgan denies hiding charter school bid from fellow members

Board Vice Chair Morgan denies hiding charter school bid from fellow members: MARIETTA — Cobb school board vice chair David Morgan said Wednesday that he didn’t know board members were kept out of the loop about the partnership and grant application with STEM Inventors Acade...

School board set to grant contract for $14M center

School board set to grant contract for $14M center: KENNESAW — Later this month, the Cobb school board will consider moving forward with the district’s third ninth-grade center, to be built at Harrison High School in west Cobb. The board is set to ...

Banks: Tap into district’s ‘gold’ to avoid cuts

EDUCATORS: If you are worried about the cuts, furlough days, or increase in class sizes, DO SOMETHING!! As your President, if I speak only for myself, it doesn't make as big of an impact, as if I speak with 200 teachers sitting in the school board meeting supporting me. GET INVOLVED!!

Banks: Tap into district’s ‘gold’ to avoid cuts: MARIETTA — Despite Cobb School District personnel telling him otherwise, school board member David Banks insisted at a 6-hour work session Wednesday that budget cuts are not necessary in the face o...

School board to consider tax rate buydown

School board to consider tax rate buydown: MARIETTA — For the third year in a row, the Cobb County School Board will consider buying down their property tax rate with SPLOST funds. During the school board’s work session on Wednesday, they ...

Board to talk about Teach for America

Board to talk about Teach for America: MARIETTA — At the prodding of Kathleen Angelucci, the Cobb school board will go public about the district’s involvement with a stalled charter school and Teach For America. At its Wednesday work s...

Bartlett: Charter schools destroy education

Bartlett: Charter schools destroy education: MARIETTA — Not only do charter schools not provide students a better education than public schools, but they also destroy public education, Cobb school board member Alison Bartlett said at a town h...

I am Disgusted!!

I am officially disgusted!! One of the charter school groups is offering Starbucks gift cards to all the people who talk to their legislators about pro-charter schools. So I guess now we need to give out gift cards to people who talk about how great our public schools are? When will big money stop trying to tear down public education??? If they have that much money to burn why don't they pay for private school? Why is there this much money being spent to get charter schools? Because people are going to make money off of it and off charter schools. The same money that could be used to actually make our schools better!


Here is the link, so you can see for yourself http://educatedgeorgia.org/coffee-challenge/