Education

Sonny Perdue announces retirement as head of University System of Georgia

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Georgia opts into summer meals program after sitting out for 2 years

Students walk through campus at Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. In-state tuition will increase by 1% while out-of-state and international students will pay a 3% increase. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2025)

Regents raise tuition for all public Georgia colleges

Vice President JD Vance, Erika Kirk to visit UGA Tuesday

Metro Atlanta school systems want to add more pre-K classrooms

Metro Atlanta pre-K waitlists push school systems to expand early learning

How Georgia schools are adapting to AI in the classroom

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Violence against teachers is more widespread than you think

Olu Brown answers a question during a forum for Democratic candidates for governor hosted by The Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Wed., April 8, 2026. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is on the left. Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is on the right. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Georgia’s Democratic candidates for governor debate school issues

Atlanta private school announces sudden closure

Financial questions swirl after Atlanta private school closure

Questions remain over how bad Midtown International School’s financial position was to force a closure and why details about the situation weren’t made public sooner.

UGA student dies in hiking accident

A hiking accident in Connecticut claimed the life of a 23-year-old student scheduled to graduate from the University of Georgia next month.

The statehouse passed a bill Thursday to fund the DREAMS scholarship, a program that will offer students with significant financial need up to $3,000 a year. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

AJC ON CAMPUS

DREAMS for Georgia students realized with need-based scholarships

A roundup of news and happenings from Georgia colleges and universities includes the new DREAMS scholarship, José Andrés visiting Georgia Tech and more.

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Reckless cuts to the University System of Georgia’s budget will be painful

Online courses require many costs that weren’t considered by state senators during the budget process.

Cashless policies disadvantage a number of groups, including low-income people, the homeless, undocumented immigrants and older adults. (Bridget Bennett/The New York Times)

OPINION

Why financial literacy is needed in more U.S. classrooms

Financial literacy even among adults in this country has never been high. Making financial literacy courses mandatory in early education could help change that.

New Gwinnett County superintendent news conference

‘Students need to feel they belong,’ says Gwinnett’s next superintendent

New Gwinnett County Public Schools superintendent Alexandra Estrella held her first news conference on Saturday and pledged to engage the community in her new role.

DeKalb leaders reviewing immigration discussions at middle school

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DeKalb’s school study is a starting point. We must shape what comes next.

Families, educators, students and stakeholders need to clear conversations about the needs of each school cluster.

Georgia State University eliminates gender studies major

The move leaves the University of Georgia with the only women’s and gender studies degree among the state’s public colleges and universities.

Voters could decide fate of Decatur’s planned early learning center

A Georgia bill would require Decatur voters to approve bonds for a $22 million early learning center after community concerns over transparency.

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To fly or not to fly? That is the spring break family question.

There are pros and cons about traveling by car or plane wit the family for vacation. The recent long lines at airports don’t make decisions easier.

Spring break travelers make their way through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on on Friday, March 29, 2024, with more than 90,000 passengers passing through security checkpoints. This Friday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the month for Hartsfield-Jackson, officials say, with some 95,000 people forecast to go through TSA checkpoints. (John Spink/AJC 2024)

What Georgians should know before taking off on spring break trips

Spring Break begins Monday for public schools across metro Atlanta.

Atlanta private school announces sudden closure, citing financial problems

Midtown International School leaders said fewer people were applying and more students needed financial aid, putting the private school in an "unsustainable" position.

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As AI takes us forward, students’ critical thinking skills could go backward

School is where people learn how to think critically. But increasingly, both students and teachers are relying on AI to do their thinking for them.