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The school is among more than 40 universities being investigated by the Department of Education for alleged Title VI violations. (AJC File)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: John Spink/AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline ttd " href="/education/education-department-investigating-emory-for-race-exclusionary-practices/62SDOFTIFFHSHJ32ITIAIZTZEY/"><h3>Education Department investigating Emory for ‘race-exclusionary practices’</h3></a></div></div></div><div class="column-2"><div class="row"><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/report-college-costs-rising-for-many-georgia-families/S5F3KI3K6NGBXHIKUNUPMTITJM/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/SJZLDNC6FFCTHZ3GJAHBNWSYGU.JPG?auth=8946af467d42c14e5c3bf9dd6f8935851b618f84fb4dde346d1635c1db7894cb&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Students and parents get help with filling out the federal financial aid forms at FAFSA Completion Center at Georgia Gwinnett College on June 12, 2024, in Lawrenceville. A new report finds college costs are rising for many Georgia families. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/report-college-costs-rising-for-many-georgia-families/S5F3KI3K6NGBXHIKUNUPMTITJM/"><h3>Report: College costs rising for many Georgia families</h3></a></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/education-department-job-cuts-could-impact-vital-services-experts-say/RJ7FR3JXX5BSND4SKUBVXJTX5Y/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/SAQHLZFKNBIAMCKIO7YVDWJD5Y.jpg?auth=fd985b34acb5625c72761ea5219a4584a7ae0174d7b0286316e9577fa21cd066&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Tuesday that the agency would see a 50% reduction in force. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: TNS</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/education-department-job-cuts-could-impact-vital-services-experts-say/RJ7FR3JXX5BSND4SKUBVXJTX5Y/"><h3>Dept. of Education lays off nearly half its staff. Experts say the impact could be catastrophic</h3></a><p class="description">The U.S. Department of Education plans to lay off nearly half its staff as a first step toward President Donald Trump’s effort to dismantle the agency.</p></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/get-schooled/albany-state-presidential-search-shows-need-for-greater-accountability/24UD622ERNHZXG3MCNBIPNN26Y/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/5UOFKECOCZAIRBFB5LZLUF7OYM.jpg?auth=282ad1e6ad53c827ab8737f274f93b6bb0388906585fb97691606eb41fb74461&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Albany State University has nearly 7,000 students, which is the largest enrollment of any historically Black school in Georgia. (Courtesy of Albany Herald)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Albany Herald</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">OPINION</div><a class="headline " href="/education/get-schooled/albany-state-presidential-search-shows-need-for-greater-accountability/24UD622ERNHZXG3MCNBIPNN26Y/"><h3>Albany State presidential search shows need for greater accountability</h3></a></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/dekalb-names-3-sites-for-possible-druid-hills-high-school-relocation/3744EZXYUVCIZJOS5PBRYIYS7U/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/AZCV66M3CS2ZLLLW3KMWCZBTVM.jpg?auth=5f834dbe223d6e41f5ddadb0acc7ad14e4a2bd1aba0c2ac7008afd5ca2bf1e7f&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="A student heads home after school at Druid Hills High School on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Atlanta. The school, which opened at its current location in 1928, is in need of upgrades. (AJC 2014)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/dekalb-names-3-sites-for-possible-druid-hills-high-school-relocation/3744EZXYUVCIZJOS5PBRYIYS7U/"><h3>Druid Hills High: DeKalb evaluating 3 alternative sites for aging school</h3></a><p class="description">Moving locations is one of the options the district is considering to update the aging Druid Hills High campus.</p></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/protesters-stand-up-for-science-at-georgia-capitol/35TA4SAELZEHRP6BMTLWIC265Y/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3JNYPX22Z4MATA7YX2OPAWHNVI.JPG?auth=edde7499e09f7fbbdcb273a026490144045ddfed713b2df736627431ee8e9bb8&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Protesters hold signs at the Georgia State Capitol building during the "Stand Up for Science" rally on Friday, March 7, 2025. (Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/protesters-stand-up-for-science-at-georgia-capitol/35TA4SAELZEHRP6BMTLWIC265Y/"><h3>Protesters ‘Stand Up for Science’ at Georgia Capitol</h3></a></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/education/georgia-lawmakers-at-odds-over-school-zone-speed-cameras/UXSBBY2S4VAABPHIJBPGIVLPNE/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/S2VYJ643N4Z3LKJJADIG5XSREE.jpg?auth=2c7702d0cfed800638d195c0abcee64e7beffea905e1e7cce582cc55665c9a08&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Students walk home past an automated speed camera outside Beacon Hill Middle School in Decatur, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Jeff Amy/AP)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Jeff Amy/AP</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><a class="headline " href="/education/georgia-lawmakers-at-odds-over-school-zone-speed-cameras/UXSBBY2S4VAABPHIJBPGIVLPNE/"><h3>Do you drive past a school zone speed camera each day? Check our map</h3></a><p class="description">Should automated speed detection devices in school zones stay or go? The Georgia Senate could decide.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="MP02 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><div class="RP01 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 tablet-only"></div><div data-fusion-lazy-id="f0fsxqZFGmsQ27D"><div class="c-featPfgDescription b-margin-bottom-d30-m20" data-sectiontitle="Feat Pkg Simple Descr"><div class="card-wrapper three-story with-photo"><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/education/get-schooled/overreaction-to-naep-scores-does-little-to-help-students/XOAC4OMXI5HSLBD2DGY6HR4ZEU/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/HWOHODRYBBDBVFOD4FNY47SE4Q.JPG?auth=9c9b7f2f77ca9c5100362d253034ba48e4ddfd70c9ab851059270901c0794deb&width=750&height=500&smart=true" alt="NAEP reading results were largely flat. 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As we reflect on this journey, we recognize both the progress achieved and the challenges that remain. Moving forward, it is imperative we continue to advocate for inclusivity, transparency and a bold vision that will elevate ASU to new heights of excellence."},{"_id":"F7ZCARXZRRC6LCYOAYGDHQHFJQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741655494187},"type":"text","content":"The ASU Alumni Presidential Task Force expresses its sincere appreciation to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and Chancellor Sonny Perdue for breaking the long-standing cycle of appointing interim leaders as permanent presidents at ASU. When the interim president, Lawrence Drake, was initially introduced as a potential candidate for the permanent role, many within the ASU community, more than 900 alumni and supporters voiced concerns regarding his qualifications, prior tenure at another institution and alignment with the aspirations of our esteemed university. 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He brings a breadth of experience spanning research, higher education and corporate leadership. We eagerly anticipate how his vision, expertise and strategic leadership will be applied to address the distinctive opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for ASU. Here are a few."},{"level":3,"_id":"PMAAOL5ZQNFKBJL5UW7ENM26VU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741723396087},"type":"header","content":"Lack of transparency and community involvement"},{"_id":"G45DJC2FFRHFJO3JCPFFFEIN5U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741655494191},"type":"text","content":"While we acknowledge the inherent complexities of a presidential selection process, it is deeply troubling that this search was marred by the lack of transparency and insufficient engagement from key stakeholders: ASU’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and the broader Albany community. 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Furthermore, it was particularly disappointing that our national alumni association president, Sharmagne Goff, seemed to not be privy to insights regarding the presidential search."},{"level":3,"_id":"5HWQOHXIQVC3LLENLTS3ZQJDRM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741723396090},"type":"header","content":"Expectations for ASU’s future"},{"_id":"6VWU2ZBMV5HFVJNQEANZRIYP74","additional_properties":{"_id":1741655494194},"type":"text","content":"As ASU embarks on this new era, it is imperative that its leadership prioritizes academic excellence, student success and institutional advancement. The university’s future hinges on a holistic strategy that strengthens student retention and graduation rates, expands degree offerings and fortifies financial sustainability. The future of ASU depends on President Scott being a visionary, transformative and strategic leader capable of executing the necessary tasks in these crucial areas."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"FOYPACI5UFHX5O6FXO6BYEF6WE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"6VASRHGSNNCWZKUI2LHQS5TB24","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Enhancing graduation and retention rates: Scott must elevate ASU’s graduation and retention rates by strengthening faculty collaborations, bolstering student support and instituting robust mentorship programs. A well-integrated academic and social support system will be key to students’ academic journey completion."},{"_id":"BO5NTY6TJJHHRLRJNM2AI3WPPA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Expanding and innovating degree offerings: ASU’s future depends on modernizing its academic programs to meet emerging workforce demands. 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Each is about a 4-mile drive from the current high school campus."},{"_id":"JX3M6KQEOBFSFPQBHYYRPE7XL4","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe title=\"DeKalb exploring new locations for Druid Hills High\" aria-label=\"Locator map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-pNBJd\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/pNBJd/1/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"456\" data-external=\"1\"></iframe><script type=\"text/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();\r\n<\/script>"},{"_id":"YXGQLNVY5VDJDMZW3AD56WZIQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741654966036},"type":"text","content":"Relocation would cost an <a href=\"https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org//documents/capital-improvement-program/projects-by-school/Project%20Updates%20By%20School%20and%20Facility/High%20Schools/Druid%20Hills%20High/DHHSFeederSchoolsMeeting.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">estimated</a> $200 million. The district could still move forward with the modernization at the current site, which could cost up to $100 million, and could possibly add capacity for up to 1,600<b> </b>students there for an estimated $125 million. (The current enrollment is about 1,470 students, according to state data.) In addition to conceptual plans, the architect will conduct studies on infrastructure, utilities and traffic at each of the sites."},{"_id":"6WGKZJRY5VFYRCJGLFXRCBTX5Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1741654966037},"type":"text","content":"The site plans will serve as a comparison, not a commitment, Superintendent Devon Horton said."},{"_id":"RKZH4DM5UNHKNORBIIF2T2I2X4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741654966038},"type":"text","content":"“When you just think about students, that campus doesn’t offer the true high school experience,” he said. “Not to say that any option is closed … we just want to make sure we’re vetting the full spectrum.”"},{"_id":"LG5MAE2CNVEPNIRW5VFARYHSMA","additional_properties":{"_id":"L25G6ZS2SVDKDLAJW6SWXSSSJI"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Timeline: What to know about Druid Hills High","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/dekalb-officials-once-again-are-grappling-with-funding-repairs-to-druid-hills-high/R2XZGHMYE5FWPPFAYIFEKMHV7Y/"},{"_id":"KKZEGVYCKRBE3ENCVF3ZGOMEL4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741654966040},"type":"text","content":"School district leaders have been discussing upgrades to the school for several years after students <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled-blog/opinion-alarming-druid-hills-high-video-suggests-deeper-problems/4EGCITUSLBHHPPKKU3R7C3WVHM/\" target=\"_blank\">posted a video</a> showing subpar conditions in some parts of the campus. 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She remembers driving near a Cherokee County elementary school in the afternoon, but didn’t see any flashing signs to tell her she was in a school zone. A few months later, her husband received a ticket from driving near a Gwinnett County school."},{"_id":"FZXVX6WSGRA2BCR22LJ2OMGMPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741277046364},"type":"text","content":"“I was confused,” she said. 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Yet, we doubt that we are facing the epic crisis trumpeted by the media and politicians. We’ve noted several problems with the development, administration and announcement of NAEP scores, including:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"OQTEHGLLEBGXZAJG5PKZGHXSQE","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"4A2EMB74DFAYFA7ILG2J67TY5Q","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"NAEP claims to measure “reading achievement” as if it were a single, widely agreed-upon, clearly known, readily measured (i.e., testable) entity. Reading success is multifaceted and varies by occasion, as you might know from reading a T.S. Elliot poem and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It is like other measures of success. Do the written exams and driving tests required for a driver’s license mean you are a competent driver in rush hour traffic? Does taking the hourlong NAEP exam mean you are or aren’t a good reader? Bear in mind that people are usually highly motivated to pass their driving exams. The NAEP test is given to students who accept the honor of being randomly selected in their school to take an extra test. We wonder how many students take this honor seriously. Might testing exhaustion and apathy be a factor in any nationally administered test results?"},{"_id":"KSMGMRJCRJHNNHLVJLIFF36EAY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"NAEP’s creation of achievement levels is problematic, controversial and misleading. In 1992, NAEP created cut scores for achievement levels: Advanced, Proficient, Basic and Below Basic. That decision was made against the recommendations of testing specialists who continue to express concerns. The levels are inherently subjective and ultimately decided by political appointees, and have produced confusion about the distinction between “Basic” and “Proficient.” Despite NAEP’s explicit cautions, some try to equate “proficient” with “reading at grade level” — itself a constructed measure based on test score standard deviations — conflating two amorphous concepts."},{"_id":"SMC4Z6NCJVHM7CHOI5XVPH4ZMY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"NAEP’s national scores and their headlines are misleading. Here’s a typical headline: “A Dismal Report Card on Math and Reading.” Yet, the decline behind the headline obscures the fact that scores dropped meaningfully in only five states between 2022 and 2024. The overall drop since COVID was driven by an increase in students scoring below Basic, who are mostly from economically disadvantaged demographic groups. Students’ higher score levels were essentially unchanged."},{"_id":"JG2AR2LGMVBDDO42K2DW4YIVDM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"NAEP uses the weakest standard for determining statistically meaningful changes in scores from year to year. The ideal standard in education research is less than 1 chance in 1,000 that a difference is directly attributable to something other than random variation or measurement error. A less reliable standard is less than 1 in 100, and the minimal acceptable standard is less than 5 in 100. NAEP uses that minimal standard, which becomes especially questionable given that large national samples increase the odds of reaching the ideal, higher standard."},{"_id":"UTISW6FWTVB75IWGWYW67YFGSY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"NAEP scores, for more than 30 years, have varied relatively little. NAEP uses a 500-point scale to report scores. 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The state school board, whose members are now appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate, would be voted on by House and Senate members of each congressional district. The board would then pick the superintendent instead of the voting public. If the measure reaches Gov. 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The public Atlanta school, which has produced more than a dozen astronauts, was involved with the mission, developing algorithms that were meant to help Athena guide itself to Mons Mouton, a plateau on the moon’s south pole."},{"_id":"IUQXTG27JRDVRJISTB7T7WZ6C4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741365831592},"type":"text","content":"Ava Thrasher, a Georgia Tech researcher who worked on the project, referred comment to an Intuitive Machines statement, which does not explain why the lander missed its intended landing site."},{"_id":"43JO64MZ5FBEJM6TPWQQFRFU4E","additional_properties":{"_id":1741365831593},"type":"text","content":"The company’s statement noted that this particular region of the moon has previously “been avoided due to its rugged terrain.”"},{"_id":"R5XXXS6NWRCQHCC2UXGBJRTBII","additional_properties":{"nofollow":false,"selectedStory":false,"sponsored":false,"_id":1741365831594,"openInNewTab":true},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Georgia Tech-developed algorithms land on the moon in second lunar mission","url":"Georgia Tech-developed algorithms land on the moon in second lunar mission"},{"_id":"EPD6NGMN4JHYZLQGJI7IR3GJDM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086346},"type":"text","content":"Athena managed to send back pictures confirming its position and activate a few experiments before going silent. NASA and other customers had packed the lander with tens of millions of dollars' worth of experiments including an ice drill, drone and pair of rovers to roam the unexplored terrain <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/nasa-moon-astronauts-artemis-01ac3c0ec59bfc8b2612c987a72d91f3\">ahead of astronauts' planned arrival</a> later this decade."},{"_id":"PWRROUMEQFAJFEDZKQMNTRBHA4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086347},"type":"text","content":"It’s unlikely Athena’s batteries can be recharged given the way the lander’s solar panels are pointed and the extreme cold in the crater."},{"_id":"S3XAY6L46NGVVHDL3QJBI72VXM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086348},"type":"text","content":"“The mission has concluded and teams are continuing to assess the data collected throughout the mission,” the company said in a statement."},{"_id":"ZVOHUTUSFFGADD6YQPK3MDOZYQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086349},"type":"text","content":"This was the <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/moon-landings-failures-successes-545ea2f3ffa5a15893054b6f43bdbb98\">second landing attempt</a> for Intuitive Machines. The first, a year ago, also ended with a sideways landing, but the company was able to keep it going for longer than this time. Despite all the problems, the company’s first lander managed to put the U.S. back on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years."},{"_id":"2BPLNK3KIFGVPE47DUVEXLXICI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086350},"type":"text","content":"Earlier in the week, another Texas company scored a successful landing under NASA’s commercial lunar delivery program, intended to jumpstart business on the moon while preparing for astronauts' return. Firefly Aerospace put its Blue Ghost lander down in the far northern latitudes of the moon’s near side."},{"_id":"RQ3LONHA3NGNZIJXNYISIEWRGA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086351},"type":"text","content":"Firefly CEO Jason Kim reported Friday that eight of the 10 NASA experiments on Blue Ghost already have met their mission objectives. It’s expected to operate for another week until lunar daytime ends and solar power is no longer available."},{"_id":"HNWR5QC7DBCLBG2T64BHIEM5UA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086352},"type":"text","content":"The south polar region of the moon is particularly difficult to reach and operate on given the harsh sun angles, limited communications with Earth and uncharted, rugged terrain. Athena’s landing was the closest a spacecraft has come to the south pole, just 100 miles (160 kilometers) away."},{"_id":"HN6NR6C26RG4FJBDVVGBOOD3GA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086353},"type":"text","content":"That’s where NASA is targeting for its first landing by astronauts since the 1960s and 1970s Apollo program, no earlier than 2027. The craters are believed to hold tons of frozen water that could be used by future crews to drink and turn into rocket fuel."},{"_id":"7RXYGSFQYFDOTAAXVXDBNGOIH4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086354},"type":"text","content":"Intuitive Machines has contracts with NASA for two more moon landing deliveries. The company said it will need to determine exactly what went wrong this time before launching the next mission. After the 15-foot (4.7-meter) Athena landed, controllers rushed to turn off some of the lander’s equipment to conserve power while trying to salvage what they could."},{"_id":"JML7Y6CC5ZGNXCXEC6CKGDBWA4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086355},"type":"text","content":"In both landings by Intuitive Machines, problems arose at the last minute with the prime laser navigation system."},{"_id":"PEDIISLJ6BBEJLNVNBNWEIC5BU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086356},"type":"text","content":"Intuitive Machines' rocket-propelled drone, Grace, was supposed to hop across the lunar surface before jumping into a crater to look for frozen water. The two rovers from two other companies, one American and one Japanese, were going to scout around the area as well."},{"_id":"HBHD6CLTIJDODGKI77G7PA2OIM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741364086357},"type":"text","content":"NASA’s ice drill experiment was activated before the lander’s batteries died. 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This is called “spiraling” because the curriculum touches on the standard in each grade and rapidly moves on, but we are not building solid foundations in the primary years and this creates a shaky understanding and has ripple effects later."},{"_id":"BXFSE6VACZGDTBHA5GHIKUXAQE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741130884615},"type":"text","content":"Many children I work with are still struggling with addition and subtraction and really would not if more time was taken and they had the opportunity to question, explore and practice on a regular basis. I’m not saying to throw the baby out with the bathwater, which so commonly happens in education. Structure is good but the method of simply “sitting & getting” is antiquated and it seems as if we are moving further backward than ever before. Stations with learning games were used, role playing, team work on projects and working out an answer to a problem. These activities not only teach academics, but social skills and problem solving."},{"_id":"OGBTVRHQVVGMVGTVFCLP7IKO2U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741130884617},"type":"text","content":"Why have we moved so far from this method when it has been proven successful? I have letters from parents that literally read, “Thank you for giving me my child back!” I used to search for methods to reach all children and there is no cookie-cutter curriculum or method. We do not need a script for everything. It demoralizes teachers and makes them feel more like trained monkeys. Why go to college if someone is simply going to hand you a script and tell you not to waver from it?"},{"_id":"DBCY5A4LMNB2JNKMGGXEMESW4U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741130884618},"type":"text","content":"Secondly, why aren’t teachers happy? It seems that people at the “top” — district office — have forgotten what it is like on the ground or they were not in a classroom long enough to fully understand nor remember. No one becomes an expert without doing anything for at least 10,000 hours or 10 years (see Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers”). There are people who were in a classroom for three seconds not only writing curriculum but evaluating teachers and telling them how and what to do. Teachers used to power learning from the classroom, and they felt they were valued and validated. Stipends were offered for teachers who wished to write lessons for others to utilize but you were also given autonomy to use them as you saw fit for your individual classroom needs."},{"_id":"TWPOZOT4J5CGJC2A6IO34TODVQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741130884619},"type":"text","content":"A classroom is not a homogeneous place in any school. We deal with a variety of learners. Teachers are a little bit parent, nurse, social worker and educator. We have moved so far away from relationship building and that is what fueled me as an educator. My students always knew I loved them — even when I was hard on them — because I had a relationship with them. I knew what was going on at home, what hobbies they had, what they feared, how they dealt with stress and what they aspired to. They need to know you care before they care about what you are teaching. Professional developments no longer excite teachers to go back and try what they learned but depress them and it feels more like “one more thing” or yet another program or “thing” the district wants to try."},{"_id":"4NBTTQWVOBBYNMXPMJTW5A4T6Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1741130884620},"type":"text","content":"Finally, many of the behaviors we are seeing are the result of kids sitting and going through PowerPoints in elementary school and then sitting at computers or in small groups where more prescribed lessons are given. There is little to no emotion or connection. Where did the hands-on learning experiences go? Why are the lessons so dry? Where are all the teamwork and projects that children take so much pride in? These are all valuable and have merit and, yes, even in reading and math where the lessons just get more awful as time goes on. Let the teachers teach, let the kids be kids. It used to be elementary teachers were bubbly, light, very externally passionate about their craft, but sadly no more. They walk around very rarely smiling and counting the days down early in the year. How sad."},{"_id":"ZSSQVESNZFHGFLN3TLSVW4V6YI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741130884621},"type":"text","content":"I really don’t know if anyone will take heed. But I am tired of listening to the people I work with who, if given the freedom to hone their craft and grow, could be absolute magic in their classrooms, if given the latitude. Instead, they are anxious about people always coming in, judgment from above and test scores. A child is more than a test score and a teacher is more than a robot. Education can be rigorous and focused while simultaneously fun and engaging. I know, I’ve done it!"},{"_id":"BEJ6UKB2MVFE3AAMU7R6TAVUSM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741130884622},"type":"text","content":"I believe that if administrators would fight for the autonomy of their teachers it would be a great start. Someone must be brave enough to stand up and say enough already. Teachers go to school to get a degree to teach because they are passionate about it. Give them the autonomy to display their knowledge without “coaches” or whomever coming in every other day to be sure they are on script, on schedule and towing the party line. I’m not saying that some oversight isn’t needed, but a script for everything we do is not called for."},{"_id":"GI5FL22YCRBRDDRPGSRIPMY24I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741139039273},"type":"text","content":"I love to teach but if someone doesn’t start fighting for teachers the shortage is only going to become more of a problem. I have had some amazing administrators who wholeheartedly supported me and fought back when something came down from on high that would squelch the fire that burns in most that enter this profession. I hold them in high regard and respect them, but for some reason unbeknownst to me that doesn’t happen anymore. I am not sure if it is fear of reprisal, lack of spirit or simple complacency, but something needs to give or we are going to end up with a lot more unhappy, unfulfilled teachers and uninspired students."},{"_id":"4HKGJD7WOVBNLICNNAT246WOE4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741139039274},"type":"text","content":"<i>Robin McCannon is a teacher at Lake Forest Elementary School in Fulton County. 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Chattel slavery was legal in the United States, as was the subsequent segregation of people based on their skin color. Apartheid was legal in South Africa. The International Court of Justice <a href=\"https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/186/186-20240719-sum-01-00-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">ruled in 2024</a> Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful. However, Israel contends this is legal. Yet despite these repressive regimes, people have always resisted."},{"_id":"NULQXADEUNHXNBJW3GYZWQKHA4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740769401665},"type":"text","content":"There were also many people who did not resist and instead were complicit. It’s easy to lament this kind of cowardice, yet there are real tests of courage happening now. Fascists will create laws that are even more dehumanizing and harmful, and it will be up to everyday people to resist and fight back."},{"_id":"H6VCPPN73FAXRCKM5W4GUOECLY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740769401666},"type":"text","content":"How do we as faculty members ready ourselves for real resistance? In order to prepare for engaging in disobedience, we need to organize in solidarity across departments and schools."},{"_id":"W3L546K6ERDQLLJYLVJ4EQGNE4","additional_properties":{"_id":"NGPTJAJHQRH2LHVVDLPZSZWUEQ"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Opinion: The federal government is on the run—from equal rights","url":"https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-the-federal-government-is-on-the-run-from-equal-rights/IPQOHACHMJE7JKKNXPBJIA3EWI/"},{"_id":"ETWDZOKJPJE6RJSAAN2D3ET2S4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740769401667},"type":"text","content":"For example, two of the first places to be hit by these attacks are our home departments. 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In addition to tax credits, the ideas included increasing state funding to provide scholarships for low-income families, extending Georgia’s universal pre-K to 3-year-olds and establishing a child care trust to fund child care access in the state."},{"_id":"42GO2TUXONGQHDG5W64EJGKJ4I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739538122506},"type":"text","content":"Some of those things are in the works, Strickland said. The <a href=\"https://gbpi.org/overview-of-georgias-budget-for-the-amended-2025-and-full-2026-fiscal-years/#:~:text=Total%20appropriations%20for%20AFY%202025,plan%20from%20the%20previous%20year.\" target=\"_blank\">early version</a> of next year’s budget allocates an extra $4 million to the scholarship for low-income families, called the CAPS program, to open up 500 more slots."},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Atlanta","country_name":"USA","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"95a74639e0093fb1101800d29b0410f1fab5f41904259960549c37efa0d4724c"},"caption":"Sen. 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He quit his job to take care of his daughter, who is disabled, and her two kids. His granddaughter, who is 4, was in a child care program for about six weeks thanks to an <a href=\"https://www.qualitycareforchildren.org/boost-scholarship-program\" target=\"_blank\">emergency scholarship</a> from Quality Care for Children. But after the scholarship ran out, he couldn’t afford the $140 a week it would cost to keep her there — even though it made a huge difference to the family."},{"_id":"WVA7D6CSWRE2JNQ3DLRYLHT7RA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739538122508},"type":"text","content":"“They feel like they have to help with their mother, but it deprives them of things,” said Rivera, an Atlanta resident. “(Child care) just gives them a chance to play, to release, to learn … It was just a big help on the mental side. It was just big. It was really, really precious.”"},{"_id":"I7TBPA5DSNEZHGUCNO3MSDBPKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739538122509},"type":"text","content":"The family applied for the CAPS program, but was denied. It has strict requirements, and they weren’t able to meet the rules about regularly applying for work due to their situation."},{"_id":"6NRF3QL3WVGTBF36T3PHQGY234","additional_properties":{"_id":1739538122510},"type":"text","content":"Rivera likes the sound of a tax credit."},{"_id":"DRLGCFIU4BAPLFE5AEAU5KP4TE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739538122511},"type":"text","content":"“All that stuff is necessary, necessary,” he said. “Whatever they could do to help.”"},{"level":3,"_id":"DCOGIT4T75B3VNLXWGYIYKJ6ZM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740783568616},"type":"header","content":"A bigger swing"},{"_id":"Y4SNXDLWAJCKXKHQJVELVNWANI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739538122513},"type":"text","content":"Funding for the CAPS program swelled during the pandemic thanks to federal relief aid. 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If the first year yielded a 6% return, that would equal <a href=\"https://gbpi.org/from-barriers-to-bridges-expanding-access-to-child-care-and-improving-upward-mobility-for-georgias-child-care-workers/\" target=\"_blank\">$486 million</a> for the CAPS program, according to the institute. That’s almost half of the <a href=\"https://www.decal.ga.gov/documents/attachments/BFTSAnnualReport2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">$1 billion</a> the state spent on child care services in the previous fiscal year."},{"_id":"A5PUFG6P2RBSJMY2FP2HGKFFDE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739538122517},"type":"text","content":"“That would be a historic, monumental shift in how we approach funding child care, and would be a real recognition of the challenge that families and these child care providers or small businesses really face,” said Goldberg at GEEARS."},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"00ce4c054190855baae3ad939cf72b8b05a3fee0718eb85ebebcf761cdcdc645"},"caption":"Shanyce Smith prepares her son Leonidas, 2, for dinner at her home in Douglasville on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. 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Many pejorative terms were used in association with the executive orders, but at no time was “DEI” defined."},{"_id":"UNW2O2UBQBGKRG34IXBODKX3KI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872122},"type":"text","content":"Now, a bill in the Georgia Legislature, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/120\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 120</a>, to prohibit the “promotion, advocacy … of diversity, equity and inclusion” in our public schools and colleges has been introduced. The American Civil Liberties Union has argued, successfully, that this kind of government restriction on diversity, equity and inclusion and related concepts is viewpoint discrimination and prohibited by the U.S. Constitution."},{"_id":"G2HDYXYR7RDWZJ4JU4JFUH34ZU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872123},"type":"text","content":"In his presentation, the bill’s sponsor conflated admissions and grades with efforts to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all students. There has been no affirmative action in Georgia’s public colleges since 2001. No evidence was presented to support vague references that DEI initiatives are incompatible with individual achievement and merit."},{"_id":"QDS5WGPSZJCNXIX22SY3POYNWE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872124},"type":"text","content":"So what is DEI, or Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"8023671fe2ee6589f4e4213a3070b56ab0ae2a68b3f4b5b6f9b0d51685caf3fc"},"caption":"Andrea Young is executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia. 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According to the latest <a href=\"https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/GA/PST045224\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Census</a> data 58.7% of us are white; 33.2% Black; 0.6% indigenous; 4.9% Asian; 11.1% Hispanic. In addition 15% speak a language other than English at home and 9.3% live with a disability."},{"_id":"7QMDJIAUL5HCVHNFI3AEG2DSGA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740765583860},"type":"text","content":"Our schools are even more diverse, as students of color comprise <a href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest-dashboard/state/georgia\" target=\"_blank\">more than 70%</a> of our K-12 classrooms. Our teacher corps remains overwhelmingly white. Shouldn’t our teachers charged with educating students who come with different experiences, religious practices and needs receive support?"},{"_id":"2IFRKWJ5UVDOZLDYAI6W7O4ZL4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740765583861},"type":"text","content":"Diversity is our reality, and it does a disservice to our children to pretend otherwise."},{"_id":"NOOYYCCIXVHANBJTMP2ZFXMKBU","additional_properties":{"_id":"YQTSJCZB2NGP5GSSOYE7GQFBPQ"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Ted Cruz targets ‘woke DEI’ science grants at Georgia universities","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/ted-cruz-targets-woke-dei-science-grants-at-georgia-universities/HAJ3S6EC4RDY5NG5YNW3ASNH3Y/"},{"_id":"CSNB6PANZVDAVDZJ7CWB6BPQUA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872126},"type":"text","content":"Equity simply means “the quality of being fair and impartial.” Do the sponsors mean to oppose fairness in our educational settings?"},{"_id":"SKYYKW7CWJE3DHQCPUDF6TYY3Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872127},"type":"text","content":"The opposition to inclusion may be the most confusing. Each of us can recall a painful experience of exclusion. Inclusion is: “1. The action of state of including or being included within a group or structure; and 2. the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded.”"},{"_id":"H6GI6EOAPNCRLLLNTKKYNYCDJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872128},"type":"text","content":"These are the plain language meanings of these words and the plain language of the legislation is to prohibit practices to include people. The proponents of this view should be asked to explain why they oppose our diverse communities, why they oppose fairness and why they oppose including people who have been excluded?"},{"_id":"BUVUWIB3YJAPHMYVORZKKV7RJQ","additional_properties":{"_id":"I6QPZAIAM5CP7HCOBAKACBZCYA"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Delta CEO promotes DEI initiatives as ‘merit-based’ following Trump executive orders","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/delta-ceo-ed-bastian-calls-dei-initiatives-merit-based-after-executive-orders/3S76XY4XUBG73NX4BDQGF5KWAA/"},{"_id":"V3KAKQK5IBAPVGCAO54XSKE6ZQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872129},"type":"text","content":"I remember Georgia when I was excluded — from schools, movies, stores, restaurants, parks, libraries because of my race. I remember when our public schools excluded children with special needs, and I visited homes where children with Down syndrome were hidden away."},{"_id":"Q6GSVIUKNFGIBI2DJJ4JO3KYEM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740765583866},"type":"text","content":"I remember when girls were treated unfairly; sexual harassment was just “boys being boys.” I can still remember the humiliation of having boys follow me down the hall making catcalls when I wore a dress my Dad brought me from Africa."},{"_id":"TN3BENXFNZA5JO6ND3LVPWYGWU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872130},"type":"text","content":"I never considered the University of Georgia when I graduated with honors from my Atlanta Public Schools high school — only a decade after the first Black students were admitted over campus protests. Also, the fraternities still flew the Confederate flag on game day. The atmosphere for Black students was much more welcoming when my daughter attended — she was active in both student government and the NAACP."},{"_id":"B7FLIUBCQNCM3FDN25IVWOSJGY","additional_properties":{"_id":"SSSF2UHRENHXPCZB7FPXDISNPY"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Email containing ‘misinformation’ raises DEI concerns at Georgia Tech","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/email-containing-misinformation-raises-dei-concerns-at-georgia-tech/4GUSB2DBN5BNBDTDTL4GCA5WU4/"},{"_id":"IWIYXZBPHBHULPELBMJWBZ5QBU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872131},"type":"text","content":"My granddaughter lives in a beautifully diverse world in Atlanta where children of many backgrounds play together, go camping and attend each other’s birthday parties. I believe she and all of her friends should experience feeling included, wherever they go to school."},{"_id":"K5KWY5HYF5HPJFEPJGIZQ3AOA4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872132},"type":"text","content":"I hope the proponents of this bill are not suggesting we should return to the days of segregation, of people being excluded and treated unfairly."},{"_id":"26BXSTJDLBHJFFB5BXBE7MGM6I","additional_properties":{"_id":1740765583870},"type":"text","content":"So, what do they mean?"},{"_id":"5S5X26AXQJB2DPBYJP6UTUEQLQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740700872133},"type":"text","content":"<i>Andrea Young is executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia.</i>"}],"subheadlines":{"basic":""},"description":{"basic":"Andrea Young says government prohibitions on the promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion are viewpoint discrimination and prohibited by the U.S. Constitution."},"taxonomy":{"sections":[{"path":"/education/get-schooled","parent":{"default":"/"},"_website":"ajc","parent_id":"/","name":"Get Schooled","description":null,"_id":"/education/get-schooled","additional_properties":{"original":{"parent":{"subnav_opinion":"/","default":"/","ComposerNav":"/education"},"site":{"site_url":null,"site_keywords":null,"site_about":null,"site_description":null,"site_title":null,"site_tagline":null},"navigation":{"nav_title":"Get Schooled","cohort_desktop_image":null,"cohort":"false","cohort_mobile_image":null},"_admin":{"alias_ids":["/education/get-schooled"]},"inactive":false,"node_type":"section","_website":"ajc","name":"Get Schooled","_id":"/education/get-schooled","ancestors":{"subnav_opinion":["/"],"default":[],"ComposerNav":["/education"]},"order":{"subnav_opinion":1002,"ComposerNav":2003}}},"_website_section_id":"ajc./education/get-schooled","type":"section","version":"0.6.0"},{"path":"/education","parent":{"default":"/"},"_website":"ajc","parent_id":"/","name":"Education","description":"School and education news from metro Atlanta and Georgia from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. including Atlanta Georgia schools: Atlanta, Gwinnett County Schools, Cobb County, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Buford, Marietta, Decatur, city of Atlanta schools","_id":"/education","additional_properties":{"original":{"parent":{"AmpNav":"/","default":"/","MainMenu2024":"/news","BottomNav":null,"TopNavRedesign":null,"SectionMap":"/","MainMenuRedesign2021":null,"TopNav":null,"ComposerNav":"/"},"site":{"section_comments_enabled":"Yes","site_description":"School and education news from metro Atlanta and Georgia from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. including Atlanta Georgia schools: Atlanta, Gwinnett County Schools, Cobb County, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Buford, Marietta, Decatur, city of Atlanta schools","site_title":"Atlanta Schools: Education and School News"},"navigation":{"nav_title":"Education"},"inactive":false,"node_type":"section","_website":"ajc","name":"Education","_id":"/education","ancestors":{"MainMenu2024":["/news","/"],"TopNavRedesign":[],"SectionMap":["/"],"MainMenuRedesign2021":[],"TopNav":[],"ComposerNav":["/"]},"order":{"AmpNav":1027,"default":1077,"MainMenu2024":2005,"SectionMap":1049,"ComposerNav":1002}}},"_website_section_id":"ajc./education","type":"section","version":"0.6.0"}],"primary_section":{"path":"/education/get-schooled","name":"Get Schooled"},"tags":[{"text":"teameric"},{"text":"get schooled"},{"text":"school-news.ajc"},{"text":"georgia education"},{"text":"legislature"}]},"label":{"tease_label":{"display":true,"text":"opinion"},"custom_label":{"display":true,"text":"opinion"}},"related_content":{"redirect":[],"basic":[]},"type":"story","promo_items":{"basic":{"auth":{"1":"73496da23178cff742bf709caf3caca19583a6f2cd4a7463449d7f4f97943028"},"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Chris Dorst","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"US Political Protests","width":3600,"caption":"Protestors hold signs while listening to speakers during during a protest on the south steps of the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia, on Wed., Feb. 5, 2025, during what was billed as a nationwide series of protests against President Donald Trump, Project 2025, DEI rollbacks and other recent administration initiatives. 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It’s part of what the administration referred to as an ongoing “restructuring” wherein some existing resource centers will be placed under the new entity."},{"_id":"7PV2R7JR6BCK5HN63YUMCRQDT4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740781759842},"type":"text","content":"An email from vice president for student engagement Luoluo Hong and another from academic affairs provost Steven McLaughlin do not offer many further specifics. But in town hall sessions during the week – organized as alarmed students and faculty heard murmurs of impending changes to DEI-related resources – Hong specified that the Women’s Resource Center, the LGBTQIA Resource Center and the Black Culture, Innovation, and Technology team could all be affected."},{"_id":"ASAYASH4PVHPVPGRDZGUHCIJEY","additional_properties":{"_id":"YLUZSO6WMRBAHA5OBSDCBGZPZI"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Email containing ‘misinformation’ raises DEI concerns at Georgia Tech","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/email-containing-misinformation-raises-dei-concerns-at-georgia-tech/4GUSB2DBN5BNBDTDTL4GCA5WU4/"},{"_id":"XVPRDKHT3VEM3PAFWFNQLO5CWE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740781759843},"type":"text","content":"The prospect of those or other resources being touched has raised alarm for many on campus. 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Instead, they view it as a scare tactic that risks the significant funding, jobs, innovation and economic benefits the NSF grants bring to Georgia, arguing Cruz and the Senate committee have misrepresented their work for political gain. Cruz did not respond to a request for comment."},{"_id":"CG4I3AA6VBB7TBZLV76KH4F7MU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740690169003},"type":"text","content":"“They’re not reading these grants, they’re not looking at our research, they’re not reading our papers,” said Georgia Tech associate professor of digital media Yanni Loukissas, stressing he was not speaking for the school. “They’re not making an effort to really understand what we’ve done or not done. They are just looking for these key words.”"},{"_id":"EW4RVLGTGBCS3BOL2T37YJNPNI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740690169004},"type":"text","content":"Loukissas was referring to the roughly 700 terms and phrases that the investigation used to identify the grants. 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The list includes grants from 2021 to 2024, and many of the funds have already been dispersed. But there was enough concern that a Georgia Tech administrator asked some of the project leaders to summarize their research into a few bullet points tailored for legislators."},{"_id":"ATYUUENPI5ECJJUIUVANWWPT5A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740690169006},"type":"text","content":"“In order to successfully advocate for your important work, I write to ask that you distill your major research thrusts into three concise and impactful bullet points,” Saeedah Hickman wrote in a Feb. 18 email, its authenticity verified by the school."},{"_id":"M45MC53ZHFAXNJUAOBL556I5ZE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740690169007},"type":"text","content":"Another Georgia Tech faculty member, who spoke anonymously for fear of losing future funding, believes the database is an attempt to influence the country’s scientific research agenda. Many universities rely on federal funding, and the threat of losing it could dissuade them from conducting certain research."},{"_id":"ZDGYEIUM2FBELCZCKFP7ZEOFX4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740690169008},"type":"text","content":"“It’s fear of retaliation from the federal government, which is basically giving the federal government sort of the power of censorship over what science is done in this country,” she said."},{"_id":"R2BGNONCCNBRHC3LJ7JXV6P22M","additional_properties":{"_id":1740690169009},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-tech-restructuring-to-comply-with-white-house-dei-mandates/EDMR55WN5BA37CKBO37CH3XHLE/\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia Tech</a> is featured most prominently on the list, with the University of Georgia not far behind. “An overwhelming majority of research done at Georgia Tech is associated with manufacturing, artificial intelligence and national security — protecting our nation, our warfighters and the American way of life,” Tech spokesperson Blair Meeks said in an email. “We continue to be committed to doing research that will make life better.”"},{"_id":"HDVOQMIPEJHI3ILAC3RWYLFUCE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740692722277},"type":"text","content":"Loukissas was part of a project that helped young students in parts of Coastal Georgia<b> </b>study and mitigate the effects of natural disasters in their coastal community. The grant description was flagged for including terms like “environmental justice,” “climate change” and “people of color.” He said<b> </b>the description was intended to make sure no groups were left behind, adding that participating students came from all races and economic levels and arguing the project benefited all Georgians."},{"_id":"CVCXQPC5HBHABBLM35VAVXXTKQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740690169011},"type":"text","content":"“Everyone faces risks from things like hurricanes,” Loukissas said. “This is not some eccentric personal project that somebody is doing to spread some woke ideology.”"},{"_id":"FKMNBGK3ANC2NKRRKMPP7WED34","additional_properties":{"_id":1740706597354},"type":"text","content":"The NSF judges grant proposals based on two criteria: intellectual merit and broader impacts. 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The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement posted the list of schools twice late last year, but later removed them, saying it needed more time to run the calculations. The latest list was released in mid-February."},{"_id":"H4ONXO4Y75FYBELJBYVW7IN7FE","additional_properties":{"_id":"HW34DGT6ZJEZZGCD3P5QOQHBMI"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"A math problem? 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A group of House Democrats recently filed <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/436\" target=\"_blank\">a bill</a> to repeal the scholarship."},{"_id":"WQCRD3HQYVEVJAAC6XRCBGCSHQ","additional_properties":{"_id":"46MD6SC2ABEW3E7U2EEQUAZ5KQ"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Kemp signs legislation establishing another school voucher program in Georgia","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/kemp-signs-legislation-establishing-another-voucher-program-in-georgia/3FZ3LA3DZVFI3AVEK6BF6B66OU/"},{"level":3,"_id":"MOTZ6DKZCNGMTDVNNY6NVQMWSQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740696189068},"type":"header","content":"What else can the money be used for?"},{"_id":"R6LVKQ2LIZEN5APDPJG7D4HECA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740678013793},"type":"text","content":"State officials said the funds can go toward textbooks and supplemental materials, services from a physician or licensed therapist for occupational, behavioral, physical or speech-language therapies, curriculum and transportation to a service provider. In Florida, which has a similar program, some people have used the funds to buy tickets to Walt Disney World, televisions, exercise equipment and video game systems, according to published <a href=\"https://www.wftv.com/news/local/florida-allows-taxpayer-funded-school-choice-vouchers-pay-kayaks-disney-tickets/GLAC7OS7JVFDHIKJAE3E35TZ6A/\" target=\"_blank\">reports</a>. Up to 50% of unused Promise Scholarship funds in an academic year may carry forward to the following academic year, Georgia officials said."},{"level":3,"_id":"PFXG6HFEERGJ7PLCXX2DO3EPNY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740696189070},"type":"header","content":"How can you apply?"},{"_id":"DHEP4S4F3RHVFHXAYNTXXQ2NQY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740678013795},"type":"text","content":"Students can apply to the program each calendar quarter. The application portal is scheduled to open at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 1. Parents should be prepared to provide proof of residency and income verification when applying. 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According to a new <a href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/510401/education-satisfaction-ties-record-low.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Gallup poll</a>, over the past 24 years, only 36% are satisfied with K-12 education in the U.S. which is tied for a record low. This is a daunting number. Education is a fundamental factor when projecting the success of a country. The more educated the working population is, the greater the productivity, increased efficiency, better innovation and overall more wealth creation. So how did we get here?"},{"_id":"LHAV2UFJTJCIPIZL6VEA7VMUTY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740518520277},"type":"text","content":"Throughout the Cold War era, the U.S. was home to the largest educated workforce. Yet decades later, with the rise of population and educational opportunities in various developing countries including China, India and Japan, the educational workforce has declined in the U.S. America is continuing to live in the past. Children educated in the 1960s captured a <a href=\"https://www.hoover.org/research/decline-and-fall-american-education#:~:text=Americans%20educated%20in%20the%20sixties,unfortunately%2C%20the%20opposite%20is%20true\" target=\"_blank\">Bronze Medal</a> in literacy, those schooled in the 1970s got 5th place in the race. But those schooled in the 1990s ranked 14th. America now ranks <a href=\"https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literacy-statistics-2024-2025-where-we-are-now\" target=\"_blank\">36th in literacy</a>, according to the National Literacy Institute."},{"_id":"6VS6L6TV6FFP5B2BBS7MPKSBM4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740518520278},"type":"text","content":"The reversal of this trend is vital for two crucial areas of America’s national security. First, the American economy. The U.S. educational system is not sustainably producing enough skilled workers to sustain America’s global economic dominance. According to the Council of Foreign Relations, “Economists and employers predict that in the coming years, a growing number of U.S. citizens will face unemployment because of disparities between the workforce’s education and skills and those needed by employers.” This hurts the productivity of the U.S. economy with potentially hundreds of billions of dollars being lost because of the failed system."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"1f17bf419271f642c6aff79bca859a8ee9e50077b152c94cf04a57e5b7e880ca"},"caption":"Jason Eappen is a University of Georgia student. 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To protect national security, the U.S. needs to maintain a robust military; yet currently, by the Department of Defense’s measures, according to the Code of Federal Regulations, <a href=\"https://rbtus.com/pandemic-worsens-crisis-in-american-education/\" target=\"_blank\">30% of applicants</a> score too low on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to be recruited. This is an alarming stat because being able to score high in science, math and ELA skills is vital to serve successfully, thus driving down the quality of recruits."},{"_id":"7ZRZZTQEYNBO7C4EC6BZEARWKY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740518520280},"type":"text","content":"One possible solution that policymakers should consider is increasing the rigorous standard to become teachers. This not only increases the quality of teachers, but ensures students gain quality education from highly qualified teachers. This system has been proven to work and increase education outcomes. According to a <a href=\"https://20countries.com/nordic-countries/edu/\" target=\"_blank\">research study</a> of the educational system in Nordic countries (which consistently rank in the top of educational standards), “Teacher training and professional development play a crucial role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality education… Educators in these countries undergo rigorous training programs and have access to continuous development opportunities to enhance their skills and expertise… allow[ing] them to stay updated on the latest teaching methodologies, curriculum developments, and educational technologies.” This model has consistently ensured students receive top notch teachers and receive quality education."},{"_id":"KHWNFCLDQ5AZZIJ7RVKGWMGX64","additional_properties":{"_id":1740518520281},"type":"text","content":"Another solution could be expanding the educational curriculum. For example, including practical skills like basic business, technology and computing, emotional and social learning skills can greatly benefit students. In 2022, Georgia passed a law <a href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/28/georgia-is-now-the-latest-state-to-mandate-personal-finance-education.html\" target=\"_blank\">requiring all high school students</a> to take a personal finance course. This is a great first step that students are more responsible with their personal finances. By continuing to ensure students get quality teachers and a better balanced curriculum, it vaults American students into an opportunity to better contribute to American readiness, whether that be in the military gaining more specialized soldiers or in a more skilled labor force."},{"_id":"7ZRZZTQEYNBO7C4EC6BZEARWKY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740518520282},"type":"text","content":"Education at its core is a fundamental right that should be a priority to ensure the foundation of American democracy. 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They will urge lawmakers to pass <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/82\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 82</a>, which encourages and incentivizes local districts to approve more charter schools."},{"_id":"JFNFQGN76JDZFNKDRYMA2TRLQU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740433463287},"type":"text","content":"By law, charter schools are tuition-free and open to all students regardless of ZIP code, race, ethnicity, income or ability level. They are also accountable to local and state academic, financial and operational standards. These unique public schools benefit children and communities because they provide more options to students within the public school system, improve graduation rates and successfully prepare children for college and career opportunities. 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In the past five years, only one charter school was approved by a local school district in Georgia. By contrast, the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia — a state level agency with the authority to approve charter schools — approved over 30 new charter applications over the last five years (most of which were initially denied approval by the local school district). Among the state-authorized charter schools, <a href=\"https://scsc.georgia.gov/school-accountability/scsc-comprehensive-performance-framework/2022-2023-state-charter-school\" target=\"_blank\">85% outperformed surrounding area schools</a> in academic mastery or growth on the SCSC’s most recent analysis of the Georgia Milestones Assessments. This begs the question: why were these petitions denied locally in the first place?"},{"_id":"TQIYUWIU55GGRCTP5IVPG5LOY4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740433463291},"type":"text","content":"In short: the responsibility for increasing access to charter schools in Georgia now rests almost exclusively to the state. This trend makes Georgia an outlier — and not in a positive way."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"ROTJYCI62JCXJA4IGJW2M4MZ4A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"ZHK6KWC3ABC3TCAZVBTXK6JVLA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Nationally, 90% of charter schools are authorized by local boards of education, and only 10% are approved by state-level authorizers. 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The school offers an inclusive, individualized learning environment where more than half its 300 students are identified as having special needs. For years, Tapestry sought to expand its successful model into APS. In both 2023 and 2024, the school applied for approval. In 2023, a district-assembled review panel unanimously recommended approval, but the APS Board of Education ignored the recommendation and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/atlanta-school-board-denies-charter-school-for-students-with-special-needs/B2R6U6YENBC45PPSS7TQIILRNU/\" target=\"_blank\">denied the petition</a>. 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The decision came despite local support for the school and concerns raised by families regarding the district’s performance on Georgia Milestones assessments. During the meeting, the only board member who spoke appeared unfamiliar with basic charter school facts. Prior to the vote, the district superintendent told the petitioning school that even if the school wasn’t approved by the board, “there is recourse” and they could still gain approval through the state."},{"_id":"QT7NTMGLQFC4FATMOTNNU646NE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740433463295},"type":"text","content":"These instances highlight a troubling truth — Georgia families are being denied access to charter schools all across Georgia. SB 82 represents an important first step in addressing this critical issue by encouraging district partners to end the yearslong, self-imposed moratorium on local charter authorizations. 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Now Facebook and Instagram are <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/meta-more-speech-fewer-mistakes/__;!!JZyed81S!nvMBKkDQtHCdfpjcqCZAPV36OLcfR1fd61IZXxuL_iSzcrQZH4UsYXXArvCMnvcXxjh9IsvsZpzNNr5T82LZDg$\" target=\"_blank\">scaling back online protections</a> for kids even more."},{"_id":"Z23SPKEOHNBJ3NJ4VC3GFVQMAA","additional_properties":{"_id":"UO5IJWPS2VBWTLOGMA6GUOQEPY"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Better behaved, more engaged: School cellphone bans seem successful so far","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-school-districts-say-cellphone-bans-are-working/KUALPYII4FDDZHXTP4JNRA4G6M/"},{"_id":"XUTDPI2FF5GBFGZRJWTRAAYRVQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740171093949},"type":"text","content":"I totally agree, the CEO does have “blood on his hands” for his social media platform’s responsibility in the fallout of youth mental health and online usage. 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Who’s not proposing or passing legislation for the regulation of the big companies controlling these platforms for children? Who’s letting kids hold devices all day while in school?"},{"_id":"NM7PDKS4EBC3RDP3DG2DQNQEOU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740171093952},"type":"text","content":"As much as we’d like to pin blame on tech bros and capitalism, truth be told we all have blood on our hands: legislators, parents and even school systems."},{"_id":"FMZSG3BGCRDHLO4HXIGXM3MG7U","additional_properties":{"_id":"DBL4KLEHM5FIDPWDPBBHZ7KFQM"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Schools that ban cellphones report promising results. It’s worth a try","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/early-evidence-suggests-school-bans-on-cellphones-benefit-students/YT6D46AR2BENFAZBK4DHPIVNPI/"},{"_id":"NM7PDKS4EBC3RDP3DG2DQNQEOU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740171093953},"type":"text","content":"The average age of getting a personal device in this country is 10, and for that parents should be held accountable. Surveys reveal <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9664330/__;!!JZyed81S!nvMBKkDQtHCdfpjcqCZAPV36OLcfR1fd61IZXxuL_iSzcrQZH4UsYXXArvCMnvcXxjh9IsvsZpzNNr66mOEYCQ$\" target=\"_blank\">parents’ intentions with technology</a> are benevolent, explaining the desire for their kids to have access to safety and independence by allowing communication with them when they are apart."},{"_id":"IHDEQFKM4ZATXM7ZFDXCSVWBO4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740420175563},"type":"text","content":"However there is a great chasm between intention and result."},{"_id":"NM7PDKS4EBC3RDP3DG2DQNQEOU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740171093954},"type":"text","content":"What started out as a quick tool to text Dad for a basketball practice pickup turned into 8½ hours of daily screen use, according to a <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/the-common-sense-census-media-use-by-tweens-and-teens-2021__;!!JZyed81S!hTDh9Ve5Bvr4REoCSF21QT5QUPs_6097ZJyiEOwmT3ImvRlCDtJOqRiy6hJCx9DWJ6gboDxiI-KVBZImRCi7RA$\">recent study</a>. Youth <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3480687/__;!!JZyed81S!hTDh9Ve5Bvr4REoCSF21QT5QUPs_6097ZJyiEOwmT3ImvRlCDtJOqRiy6hJCx9DWJ6gboDxiI-KVBZJt5TyUWA$\">internet addiction</a> is widespread, and we all have our eyes wide shut, it seems."},{"_id":"GNHL5OYFOFHITBTDNZF3BRVOCM","additional_properties":{"_id":"DKO6USL6CJHXZKDMXKBDWJQQFI"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Marietta cellphone ban could extend to high school students next year","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/cellphone-ban-in-marietta-city-schools-could-extend-to-high-school/QNV27KS25VBUPIPGFE4Y7FCDTY/"},{"_id":"TFNVJ4Q4DJALLJVCCUWTP35WEM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740170365854},"type":"text","content":"Aside from what kids access online, the problem that is as vexing is the social isolation that has ensued; eerily quiet hallways and silent lunches. These used to be punishments when kids were boisterous and engaging with each other, however now they’re the fallout of omnipresent earbuds and phones in hands."},{"_id":"NM7PDKS4EBC3RDP3DG2DQNQEOU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740171093956},"type":"text","content":"More than 1-in-6 high school kids report being bullied this year through messaging apps and social media according to the <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cdc.gov/youth-violence/about/about-bullying.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https:**Awww.cdc.gov*injury*features*stop-bullying*index.html__;Ly8vLy8v!!JZyed81S!hTDh9Ve5Bvr4REoCSF21QT5QUPs_6097ZJyiEOwmT3ImvRlCDtJOqRiy6hJCx9DWJ6gboDxiI-KVBZLB033u9g$\">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a>. According to the studies, the biggest bullies of our children are online, with about 37% of middle schools and 25% of high schools dealing with discipline problems from cyberbullying at least once a week."},{"_id":"23HAXG6LNBHKDPJG3J7GW32OGM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740420175567},"type":"text","content":"These statistics reflect the struggles that adults can’t see or often even know about that occur online."},{"_id":"7K2F24TPJBCIDBF2MNCP2JWYFY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740170365856},"type":"text","content":"Schools are letting students use personal devices in class to listen to music, play games, even watch shows while they’re supposed to be learning crucial information — information that is likely combating an ever-growing <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/naep-test-scores-nations-report-card-school-60150156e41b8518be3b6eabf77d0c66__;!!JZyed81S!hTDh9Ve5Bvr4REoCSF21QT5QUPs_6097ZJyiEOwmT3ImvRlCDtJOqRiy6hJCx9DWJ6gboDxiI-KVBZKZMkEmKA$\">deficit in math and reading skills</a>. Who wants to do algebra when you can watch YouTube?"},{"_id":"NCH22U7PUBF7BEJL43TP6FNJFI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740170365858},"type":"text","content":"We’re expecting teachers to slay the dragon of online addiction with a butter knife."},{"_id":"NM7PDKS4EBC3RDP3DG2DQNQEOU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740171093972},"type":"text","content":"Teachers’ hands have been tied by public school systems in their ability to restrict usage of devices in class for the sake of personal property rights and increasingly use them as “learning tools” despite the proven lack of efficacy. Schools are often too fearful of parental litigation to act responsibly in response to students’ personal devices."},{"_id":"XUXEBJBI2VGSBHXVFUE4SRQ7UQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740170365860},"type":"text","content":"Social media companies have consistently <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/10/05/1036519/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-algorithms/__;!!JZyed81S!hTDh9Ve5Bvr4REoCSF21QT5QUPs_6097ZJyiEOwmT3ImvRlCDtJOqRiy6hJCx9DWJ6gboDxiI-KVBZK55zoiaA$\">prioritized profit over safety of children</a>. They knowingly market to children, profit from exploitation of children and even shifted algorithm and platform design to more directly engage and hook youth populations."},{"_id":"GVMSXNUDHFF57KRUAY5YBGJS4Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1740420175572},"type":"text","content":"Through the ability for machine learning tools to maximize user engagement, individuals — especially fragile youth — have felt powerless to fight against putting the phone down."},{"_id":"PFLT3VSJ7VEXVEB3SLW6RO3EE4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740420175573},"type":"text","content":"Telling Jamari that he has the <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/get-started-with-schooltime-apd160a958b7/watchos__;!!JZyed81S!hTDh9Ve5Bvr4REoCSF21QT5QUPs_6097ZJyiEOwmT3ImvRlCDtJOqRiy6hJCx9DWJ6gboDxiI-KVBZKJuJLajQ$\">Schooltime</a> app or <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/allow-or-silence-notifications-for-a-focus-iph21d43af5b/ios*:*:text=When*20you're*20using*20a,they*20know*20you're*20busy.__;I34lJSUlJSU!!JZyed81S!lNSKjKeOXmDA8WrWmiYotw0lkx7oGkdz908LcdanjV6JJkJOR3eOL5SSTWlBWLHgPBJ2cbTP4cVUnI4U4bPFjg$\">Focus restrictions</a> on his device during school hours is one baseline way to begin pulling in the reins."},{"_id":"4D5ACA77WRDEXLGQCJVSMULHLQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740409010751},"type":"text","content":"We have to admit our own screen addiction before we can help Junior with his. I don’t know one mom or dad who thinks it is easy parenting in an age of online dependency."},{"_id":"JPDOEG5DRVDYJADTAWNIAGZFWY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740420175575},"type":"text","content":"The point is, we have to try. Throwing up our hands in regards to tech is no way to raise a generation."},{"_id":"ZSG65O464FD45I24ODSO2ENI6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740171093979},"type":"text","content":"Silicon Valley will not regulate itself for the health of our children above its profitability. The bottom line will rule the day for companies until the people demand justice. Just like the cigarette companies of old, it will take the democratic process of revealing undue harm to citizens and issue sweeping legislation for the wellness of our country’s children."},{"_id":"NM7PDKS4EBC3RDP3DG2DQNQEOU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740171093972},"type":"text","content":"Putting pressure on local and state officials is more essential now than ever for a statewide K-12 school-based smartphone ban."},{"_id":"PQDKICDOMVC6BGYLR3LVR6MSP4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740420175578},"type":"text","content":"There is a bill in the Georgia Legislature, <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70072__;!!JZyed81S!hTDh9Ve5Bvr4REoCSF21QT5QUPs_6097ZJyiEOwmT3ImvRlCDtJOqRiy6hJCx9DWJ6gboDxiI-KVBZKbO_BC3A$\">House Bill 340</a>, which is a good starting point, but unfortunately it only addresses the issue through eighth grade, not high school. This is a glaring omission highlighted by the latest research."},{"_id":"7Z7TQ37F3REX3OEY5PEB4TIZXM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740420175579},"type":"text","content":"Sadly, a bill with good intentions but no fangs is proven irrelevant if high school grades aren’t included."},{"_id":"N7R3CCID7RG4HASEKWT25KZZDY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740170365865},"type":"text","content":"Georgia can take the lead in the bipartisan effort to protect our children, not fall behind. We can ask: Where is the legislative action at the state and local level to fight for our children regarding personal device regulation in kindergarten through 12th grade in schools? What are you committed to doing this legislative session to address this K-12 problem in school systems statewide?"},{"_id":"MBWWAU4UXBFIBC3X5ANUTOUSGI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740170365866},"type":"text","content":"Our children’s mental health and education hang in the balance."},{"_id":"NM7PDKS4EBC3RDP3DG2DQNQEOU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740171093972},"type":"text","content":"It’s time we turn from our wrongs of abandoning responsibility and civic duty to our children. There is blood on all our hands, and it’s time we own up and get to work."},{"_id":"YTI5KNORLVF4NIFGDAHRIUUPGM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740170365868},"type":"text","content":"<i>Beth Collums is an Atlanta-based writer. 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Red lights illuminate the top and the word ‘emergency’ is printed in large red font. It’s one of 23 call stations on campus to date and one of 14 at the intramural fields. Along with a button that connects users to UGA police, each station includes a Wi-Fi hot spot and four cameras that record 24/7. UGA officials said the security enhancements have made the campus safer."},{"_id":"4XIOMETOOVB4NNI7PG3ZFNAQBM","type":"raw_html","content":"<CustomInfoBox id=\"EKM74QDODZFLZCXVRRQMWZP674\" />"},{"level":3,"_id":"3HHWZ5V2VRCQJJNNAWYTLVCXMA","additional_properties":{},"alignment":"left","type":"header","content":"‘It’s worth it’"},{"_id":"746EVOVBYNAEPAFGL7DICEDG2I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739818938344},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"P. Dan Silk, UGA associate vice president for public safety, said that cameras have been hugely impactful in solving cases; the technology helped track down Ibarra, leading to his arrest one day after the murder. 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UGA said some of the funds went to its police department, leading to a 21% increase in police personnel including<b> </b>12 safety ambassadors who escort students across campus during the night. Another thousand feet of fencing will be installed on the Health Sciences Campus and the funding is also bolstering the 911 communications center."},{"_id":"LSMDOGLRMFFDNOKUXHSY66OYCY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739459657824},"type":"text","content":"“I’ve never worked anywhere where (safety) was such an area of focus,” said Silk."},{"level":3,"_id":"KJUUYTMX45DDZGYNJTQ3QIICRU","additional_properties":{},"type":"header","content":"Staying vigilant"},{"_id":"NM32SYGRZ5BYVHVNUGGPC3WIKY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739459657827},"type":"text","content":"Ibarra would have been able to access the fields from his apartment complex, possibly walking from the building to the trails below. That route is no longer accessible after UGA erected a black 8-foot fence behind the building. UGA alumni David Lee, 69, saw it himself. After parking his car and attempting to walk down to the wooded area, Lee encountered the fence and had to park elsewhere. Lee said some now have a morbid fascination with the park."},{"_id":"AJGPED3MVVBDHA2WYXR4PI4LOA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739459657828},"type":"text","content":"“I’ve walked these trails many times through the years and it’s a real shock to know something so bad happened out here,” said Lee."},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"street_address":"UGA Campus","locality":"Athens","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"057489aba5e06a616f210643d878b792ae214376932f0f80c03426ff08006660"},"vanity_credits":{},"caption":"A jogger exercises at the intramural fields as he approaches an emergency call station on the east side of the UGA campus on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. 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Carson Rutledge, a junior who frequently visits the quiet area, isn’t sure how practical the call stations are. “I doubt they’ve ever been used,” said Rutledge while reading in a hammock he set up between two trees. “But if it helps even one person it’s worth it.” UGA said the only time the boxes have been used — apart from as a platform for security cameras — was in October when someone called in a medical emergency. The caller ultimately declined transportation to the hospital."},{"_id":"YJVGBHHPOVEVFE5QHCJZZWIQHE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739459657830},"type":"text","content":"Running through the woods, Kelley Lockwood, 46, said what really makes her feel safe is having her dog by her side. 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Trump made his most explicit remarks Wednesday about his desire that the department, which was created during Jimmy Carter’s presidency, be “closed immediately.” The challenge, though, is Trump would need 60 votes in the U.S. Senate to abolish the department."},{"_id":"NB7RSPZEKZEMZOVJQZHMD73RP4","additional_properties":{"_id":"5KZFX5N2RRHB3OEGSUTTKPPMKY"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"What eliminating the U.S. Department of Education could mean for Georgia","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/what-eliminating-the-us-department-of-education-could-mean-for-georgia/AA42CF5EPZCCFFGEMCJ5OYIJEQ/"},{"_id":"FCFD3GQSBRHYJOALAY3AXLAPLU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739479669886},"type":"text","content":"Many experts believe Trump, who has cited sluggish student outcomes on national and international assessments for his desire to abolish the department, might move some services and funding to the states or other federal agencies. McMahon, the World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder, told senators the administration’s goal is to have the department operate more efficiently."},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"5d00969be5830f3752001c967aae625f8835affa22b4f0acb92ce610c288cbab"},"vanity_credits":{},"caption":"A protester is removed while calling out against the nomination of Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, during a Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee hearing on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. 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The Education Department has removed or archived hundreds of guidance documents, reports and training materials that include mentions of DEI. It put employees charged with leading DEI initiatives on paid administrative leave and dissolved the department’s Diversity & Inclusion Council."},{"_id":"BXR7RM3SNNGS7N2OOPCV2MHBTE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739472406534},"type":"text","content":"<b>A new approach to handling civil rights investigations</b>"},{"_id":"FLAVFOPQ7JDH7ECRI4HDKFF7G4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739472406535},"type":"text","content":"McMahon told senators it might make more sense for investigations of possible civil rights violations by schools or colleges to be handled by the U.S. Department of Justice instead of the Department of Education. The department’s Office for Civil Rights resolved 3,707 complaints during the 2024 fiscal year, according to a January report. Since Trump has taken office, the department has released statements outlining its goal to more aggressively investigate antisemitism on campuses and transgender athletics participation."},{"_id":"RVSFELRK6JBLRP2KMA4HZT24QI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739472406536},"type":"text","content":"<b>Monitoring grant spending</b>"},{"_id":"ML2WEBL3HFHY7L3MZWLIYHB4FY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739472406537},"type":"text","content":"McMahon said the White House wants to have a greater role in overseeing where federal funding is going beforehand. The Trump administration last Friday announced plans to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/trump-nih-funding-cuts-will-hit-georgia-health-research-hard-experts-say/6TEX72L6BJFXHCGUR5EYG4NZ2E/\" target=\"_blank\">cut federal biomedical research</a> funding, which pays for work by many universities, including some in Georgia, to develop medicines and treatments that save and improve lives. A federal judge later <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-nih-cuts-nationwide-sparing-for-now-georgia-research-grants/3IVY5BM3SZAMZOFEB3TTI3OXFY/\" target=\"_blank\">blocked</a> the plan."},{"_id":"RLYG3B42CZHV3ISKQQMJ6Z2EBE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739479669895},"type":"text","content":"<b>Assisting low-income students</b>"},{"_id":"C75MF63CD5B7VEIN62FEQXAEUE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739479669896},"type":"text","content":"McMahon vowed to preserve Title I money for low-income schools, Pell grants for low-income college students and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. More than 60% of traditional public schools are Title I eligible, according to National Center for Education Statistics data."},{"_id":"INQLWWBMYNHDFCAVZDGY3UT5G4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739472406538},"type":"text","content":"<b>Support for special needs students</b>"},{"_id":"QEVVHY3B3VFR3ORPUNEBCDGQSI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739472406539},"type":"text","content":"One area that worries many education advocates is the future for students with disabilities. About 10% of Georgia’s public school students have a disability and are eligible for special education services. Funding, though, for those services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has historically been underfunded. McMahon said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services might be a better fit for programs that support students with disabilities."},{"_id":"K4LHOPA4AJFDJODYW5IL3YOGK4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739472406540},"type":"text","content":"<i>Information from </i><i>The Associated Press was used in this report.</i>"}],"subheadlines":{"basic":""},"description":{"basic":""},"taxonomy":{"sections":[{"path":"/education","parent":{"default":"/"},"_website":"ajc","parent_id":"/","name":"Education","description":"School and education news from metro Atlanta and Georgia from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. including Atlanta Georgia schools: Atlanta, Gwinnett County Schools, Cobb County, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Buford, Marietta, Decatur, city of Atlanta schools","_id":"/education","additional_properties":{"original":{"parent":{"AmpNav":"/","default":"/","MainMenu2024":"/news","BottomNav":null,"TopNavRedesign":null,"SectionMap":"/","MainMenuRedesign2021":null,"TopNav":null,"ComposerNav":"/"},"site":{"section_comments_enabled":"Yes","site_description":"School and education news from metro Atlanta and Georgia from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. including Atlanta Georgia schools: Atlanta, Gwinnett County Schools, Cobb County, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Buford, Marietta, Decatur, city of Atlanta schools","site_title":"Atlanta Schools: Education and School News"},"navigation":{"nav_title":"Education"},"inactive":false,"node_type":"section","_website":"ajc","name":"Education","_id":"/education","ancestors":{"MainMenu2024":["/news","/"],"TopNavRedesign":[],"SectionMap":["/"],"MainMenuRedesign2021":[],"TopNav":[],"ComposerNav":["/"]},"order":{"AmpNav":1027,"default":1077,"MainMenu2024":2005,"SectionMap":1049,"ComposerNav":1003}}},"_website_section_id":"ajc./education","type":"section","version":"0.6.0"}],"primary_section":{"path":"/education","name":"Education"},"tags":[{"text":"higher education"},{"text":"school-news.ajc"},{"text":"georgia education"},{"text":"teameric"},{"text":"trump-administration"},{"text":"politics.ajc"}]},"related_content":{"redirect":[],"basic":[]},"type":"story","promo_items":{"basic":{"auth":{"1":"306c709ef88fdb9118ae6638f018abc5689bf60326f45940d6044709b55f7d2c"},"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jacquelyn Martin","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Senate Education","width":5600,"caption":"Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, arrives for a hearing of the Health, Education and Labor Committee regarding her nomination on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. 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Rather, this was about the dismantling of trust, oversight and institutions."},{"_id":"DFZMAXBTQJABREFS66ODOECVM4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"We bear witness to this unraveling today as the American government plummets into extreme chaos with no end in sight, undergoing an actual coup led by oligarchs in suits rather than the “commonfolk” exhibiting the extreme behavior we have watched divide neighbors in those board meetings. The end result is a nation that mirrors the worst of itself, quelling the exceptionalism it claims and denying diversity it no doubt needs — and has always needed — to survive."},{"_id":"SZWRNMUYOJA2LHM3BZBHB4RW3Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That school board chaos encompassed the uprisings of the so-called parental rights movement that topped your local news<b> </b>broadcast, riled up Facebook forums and demonized educators and students alike with precision and uniformed attacks marketed as “concern” for our most vulnerable population."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"e0e1c05f3086d7d5fa6c35aba13e3257a034b70d828818709af67bb09bb8cad5"},"vanity_credits":{},"caption":"Nicole Carr is a journalist and journalism professor at Morehouse College. 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"},{"_id":"XWVGM4QWFVA2XPSG3CQFXXDZGM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That included uncovering exactly who was providing and financing this message, pushing for the passage of identical local and state legislation designed to dismantle undefinable “woke” education and how a minority coalition of loud and predominantly white people (not necessarily parents) managed to co-opt and mesh the meaning of diversity, equity and inclusion, critical race theory, public health measures and various curricula into an all-out war on educators and marginalized communities in the name of states’ or individual rights."},{"_id":"65JMKCNLLRB23BLAXYVGNSRKIE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"What we, particularly those of us in “mainstream media,” so comfortably called a conservative movement was actually pretty radical in theory and action. It was also in lockstep with movements of our past that resulted in the use of mint julep textbooks and resistance to integration well into the 1980s."},{"_id":"4DRXNULHKZGNDDPKNHNC3IE5JU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"I traveled the country to talk to people being assaulted, followed home and finding what appeared to be a bullet hole in their living window after a conflict at a school board meeting. "},{"_id":"BSUU4G7X4NBDZFX4BZ3ZJANVCE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In <a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/conservative-transformation-wayne-new-jersey-school-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/conservative-transformation-wayne-new-jersey-school-board\">New Jersey</a>, I learned how a lifelong Republican and school board member had become the target of his beloved party when he wouldn’t affirm false accusations about the board’s motives. It was eerily similar to the experiences members of the GOP had amid the “Big Lie” about stolen elections. "},{"_id":"26223U66EJDDZMIF4ZNPT6AC64","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Right here in Georgia, I <a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-dei-crt-schools-parents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-dei-crt-schools-parents\">uncovered</a> moblike harassment targeting an educator who was asked by the Cherokee County school system to apply and take on a diversity, equity and inclusion job, only to become the target of unspeakable juvenile and dangerous behavior that followed her to Cobb County’s school system. The campaign to get her fired was led by locals and people who were in no way connected to or living near the district itself. "},{"_id":"LY76SHKFXZEZHDJFGIP6SHZ5QI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Parents had undergone training that included material from the unaccredited Prager University as they received advice on how to cook up enough emotion, chaos and video footage to appear on Tucker Carlson’s now defunct prime-time cable network show. School board members had security in parking lots and in front of their homes. The parents had been taught their kids were being demonized in school for being white."},{"_id":"B3UMFMHA4NGMZGVVPDXB4BPLIE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But the story was bigger than that. "},{"_id":"MTS6N53SNRF3TD3DZZDJJNWRIA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It was about the newly formed coalitions asking people to anonymously track and report educators they deemed “woke” (reporters, don’t ever let someone else use the term without asking the person to define it). And it was about this sort of coalescing of chaos that makes it difficult to understand the alleged issue at hand, often times because evidence does not support the claims used to anger or excite fear in the accusers."},{"_id":"3VCKTOINJRDYLGPVGA7GSAAEYU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Perhaps the portion of the 2022 story that stood out to me the most was buried at the end. "},{"_id":"2CSEF3W24ZG4DORDEZ35VX5P6Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Cherokee County Schools had banned the word equity from its district initiatives to avoid the backlash and fervor of the movement. No one had successfully explained to or convinced detractors that DEI — as defined and laid out in public documents by the districts themselves — was in service to children with Individualized Education Programs, physical disabilities and an array of socioeconomic experiences. "},{"_id":"EWIZHWWMNBCGNITSY2YLLYFQAA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It was clear that, coupled with the hysteria of Critical Race Theory, everything was taking on a “new” meaning and the public relations blitz was now shaping a subculture set to move us to where we are today."},{"_id":"42FKGMYRD5EJZC5LFAK5EV5KVI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"After exhaustive reporting that included interviewing and tracking hundreds of people, I knew enough to recognize what we were witnessing would not end at the school board. The school board was the testing ground for the current fall of democracy. And we cannot pretend we did not see it coming. 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