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Habersham schools earn top state, regional marks for achievement

Habersham County Schools are celebrating a record milestone after the Georgia Department of Education released its 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI)...

Oconee County hires new school superintendent

After Oconee County's most recent Board of Education meeting, the board reached a decision for the next Superintendent of Oconee County schools. The Board of...

Tallulah Falls students join global Pinwheels for Peace project

TALLULAH FALLS, Ga. — On the lawn of the Tallulah Falls School lower and middle school campus, hundreds of brightly colored pinwheels twirled in...

Decline in K-12 national reading, math, science scores probed by US Senate panel

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Just days after federal data revealed average reading, math and science scores dropped among certain grades since before the coronavirus...

New FAFSA form to be ready by Oct. 1, Education secretary says

WASHINGTON — The updated form to apply for federal student aid will launch for all students by Oct. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told...

NGTC Towns County center awards first GED diploma since reopening

North Georgia Technical College’s (NGTC) Towns County Adult Education Center has celebrated a milestone, awarding its first GED diploma since reopening in fall 2024. The...

UGA earns top national rankings

The University of Georgia is once again being recognized among the nation’s top public universities, earning high marks in The Princeton Review’s 2025 rankings...

Georgia Milestones results show second year of math gains

Georgia students posted another year of strong gains in mathematics on the Georgia Milestones assessments in 2024-2025, marking the second consecutive year of improvement. The...

Athens high school seniors surprised with $1,000 investment portfolios

Seniors at Athens’ three public high schools are starting the year with a unique lesson in financial literacy — and $1,000 investment portfolios to...

Georgia joins Southern states in launching new public university accrediting body

Georgia is joining forces with five other Southern public university systems to launch the Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE)—a new accrediting body created...

NGTC students shine at FBLA National Leadership Conference

North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) students brought home top honors from the 2025 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference in...

New school voucher program goes into effect this fall

This fall, thousands of Georgia students will attend a private school or study at home, and state government will help them pay for it. Republican...