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SaportaReport
Published September 23From Mississippi to Atlanta: KIPP’s new CEO brings a literacy blueprint to the city
September is National Literacy Month, which puts renewed attention on how children learn to read. KIPP Atlanta Schools’ new CEO, Michael Cormack Jr., is bringing more than two decades of education experience, including work connected to Mississippi’s rise in national reading…
SaportaReport
Published September 23Atlanta’s Spelman College retains No. 1 spot among HBCUs in U.S. News rankings
Atlanta’s Spelman College has retained its spot as the nation’s No. 1 historically Black college and university in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. While Spelman leads the HBCU rankings, it is followed by Howard University at No. 2 and Tuskegee University…
SaportaReport
Published September 21For students and HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age,’ Emory historian makes past feel present
When we consider historical scholarship at its highest levels, we may imagine hours spent in research libraries and classrooms, uncovering new details and teaching the next generation. Emory professor Erica Dunbar has added another setting: Sunday night television, where viewers…
GPB News
Published September 21Georgia school system abruptly bans Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’
Georgia’s second-largest school district is once again at the center of a political controversy over the appropriateness of school materials.
GPB News
Published September 20NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for 2026
Students: It's time to turn on the mic and hit 'record.' Send us your podcasts and we'll pick the best ones. It's $5,000 for our grand prize and $500 for our finalists.
GPB News
Published September 20How the NPR College Podcast Challenge changed lives
Tee up those entries: It's time for the next NPR College Podcast Challenge, and hear how the contest changed the lives of past participants.
GPB News
Published September 18Georgia’s first need-based aid comes to campus this fall — but is it enough?
Though the General Assembly has allocated millions of dollars to establish a new need-based scholarship, experts warn that it won’t cover the cost for low-income and rural students.
GPB News
Published September 17Former business executive to lead Georgia’s public colleges and universities
It took five months to find a successor to University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, and after looking far and wide the Board of Regents picked someone close to home.
GPB News
Published September 16Georgia music education programs play on despite challenges
Because schools in Georgia are funded through local property taxes as well as state money, districts in more affluent areas, where property values are higher, are less reliant on things like booster clubs or external grants for school bands.
GPB News
Published September 16When students attend these colleges, taxpayers often pay. Here's why
Federal data shows many borrowers who aren't paying their loans went to private, for-profit colleges — schools that often market to low-income students and rely on federal financial aid for revenue.
GPB News
Published September 15SCAD launches vocal performance degree, appoints musician Jon Batiste as founding director
The audition-only Vocal Performance Bachelor of Fine Arts program will launch at SCAD this fall.
Cobb County Courier
Published September 14Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music enters educational partnership with Atlanta Symphony
PHOTO ABOVE: Director of the Bailey School of Music Dr. Nathan Nabb performs alongside the award-winning KSU Wind Ensemble under the direction of Director of Bands Dr. David Kehler as...