Ever-increasing fees the University System of Georgia’s 26 colleges and universities charge students are making it harder to afford a college education in the Peach State, a state senator said Wednesday.

Students in Rome City Schools will be taking off the next two Mondays after the school board approved a proposal to use those days as teacher work days.

For the fourth year in a row, Georgia public school students outperformed their counterparts in the nation’s public schools on the SAT.

This fall, Georgia Highlands College will debut its new Media Innovation Center, which houses a variety of writing and media-related activities.

The Floyd County school system announced Friday that it will begin offering remote learning for students who choose to quarantine after a COVID-19 exposure.

Local school systems are gearing up for the next round of education local option sales tax packages and hope to have them ready for the May 2022 primary elections ballot.

Floyd County Schools Board of Education decided to temporarily table action on a $500 employee vaccine incentive to see how Gov. Brian Kemp’s incentive plan works.

Georgia Highlands College recently opened the college’s new Media Innovation Center or “the MIC” on the Floyd campus.

While local school systems begin planning their next education local option sales tax packages, both Rome and Floyd County officials are focusing on their current projects before planning for the next SPLOST package.

When Rome City Schools returns from an extended Labor Day holiday, all schools will observe measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 including masking and taking lunches in classrooms.

An agreement between Georgia Highlands College and the University of Georgia will ensure that GHC students who complete their associate degree in biology will be admitted into UGA’s Bachelor of Science in Microbiology program.

Due the number of students/faculty testing positive for COVID-19 during a seven-day period, all Rome City Schools will move into phase two of the system’s COVID-19 three-phase plan.

Shorter University honored a longtime Georgia Baptist associational missionary by naming a female residence hall in honor of him and his wife.

Both Rome City Schools and Floyd County schools will be closed on Sept. 3 as part of a push from Gov. Brian Kemp to get Georgians vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Floyd County Board of Education will discuss potential ELOST projects, as well as COVID procedures and teacher incentives, at their 8 a.m. work session Friday.

ATLANTA — The Georgia Board of Education adopted new mathematics standards Thursday that move away from the multistate Common Core standards conservatives have opposed as a federal takeover of education.

Throughout the spring and summer months of 2021 the Georgia Northwestern Technical College Foundation coordinated with college graduates to create the GNTC Alumni Advisory Board.

Several Floyd County school system construction projects face delays and setbacks because of a shortage of supplies and materials.

ATLANTA — The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved a $2.57 billion fiscal 2023 budget request Tuesday.

SOCIAL CIRCLE – Teachers and students across the state are invited to celebrate wildlife through art by participating in the 32nd annual Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest.

Floyd County Schools will return to “pre-pandemic school operations” for the 2021-22 school year, which begins Aug. 5.

The Rome Board of Education tabled a decision concerning whether or not to require masks until a called meeting early Monday.

Jay Barksdale and real estate partner Andy Cash bought the McHenry School property for $435,000 at a crowded auction early Thursday.

ATLANTA — Rural education in Georgia is getting special attention in the form of a new office within the state Department of Education that will focus on the needs of rural schools.

ATLANTA — Georgia high schools soon will be offering a new career pathway aimed at filling the growing number of technology jobs in the Peach State.

Work on new concrete and landscaping is making headway at Armuchee High School and it all should be ready before students return to school Aug. 5.

Two local schools were designated as Reward Schools — Title I schools making the most progress in improving students’ performance.