Education
-
School Board Meeting Tonight Will Decide Fate For Clarke County Superintendent
The Clarke County School Board will meet tonight, Dec. 3, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss if the current school superintendent, Demond Means, will continue in his job. Means announced his discontent with the school board and his intent to resign at a Nov. 21 school board meeting. https://youtu.be/a1OgZPgFAVA Clarke County…
-
Money Key To BeJoy Backpacks’ Future Growth
Everything comes with pros and cons, even the BeJoy Backpacks project. BeJoy Backpacks is a yearly food drive sponsored by The Joy FM radio station. It collects food for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia’s “Food for Kids” program, which provides weekend meals for elementary school-age children in Clarke County. …
-
UGA’s Second Hemp Harvest Advances Research on Industrial Hemp
Georgia farmers could have a new cash crop at their fingertips. After legislators enacted the Georgia Hemp Farming Act in May 2019, researchers at the University of Georgia wasted no time to research the growth of industrial hemp. Five months later, they’re ready for the second hemp harvest. Hemp is…
-
Program In Jackson County Provides Mentorship To Kids In Need
An organization in Jackson County, Georgia, is trying to help students find meaningful relationships outside of their homes. Legacy Youth Mentoring partners, a friendship-based, in-school, youth mentoring program partners with Jackson County, the city of Jefferson and Commerce City School systems to provide mentorship to children in need. Right now…
-
Moving to Digital: UGA Libraries Partner with Google Books
Print textbooks may be something of the past. The University of Georgia Libraries will partner with Google Books to change 120,000 works from print to digital. In total, the University of Georgia Libraries has a collection of 4.5 million works. With apps like Amazon Kindle and Nook, people already…
-
Athens-Clarke County Library Presents New Community Volunteer Program at Cedar Shoals High School
If you can empower young high school girls to lead, one group says you are needed. The B.E.E. Club Inc. is looking for active volunteers in the community who can mentor and guide female students at Cedar Shoals High Schools for the club’s new program called B.E.E. Engaged. The new…
-
College Scholarships Awarded to Madison County Middle School Students
Before even leaving middle school, four Madison County, Georgia students have received scholarships to pay for college. Madison County graduation coach Renee McCannon said with this, going to college becomes very possible for first-generation students. There’s a lot of kids in Madison County that may never think of going to…
-
Different Approach Leads to Higher Graduation Rate in Madison County
By paying attention to specific data and the needs of students, a local high school’s graduation rate has increased by almost 5 percent within one year. Madison County High School Principal George Bullock said they have embraced what they call the Multi-Tiered System of Supports. He believes his teachers’ dedication…
-
Free For All: Clarke County School District Provides Free Meals to Every Student
Free, reduced-price and full-price lunch designations—nationwide categories created by the National School Lunch Program—have no place at Clarke County School District in Athens, Georgia. That’s because the 21 public schools in the district provide free meals to all students, regardless of financial need. Every public and nonprofit private school…
-
Barrow County School Board Responds to Recent Student Misconduct
For years, schools nationwide have been facing issues with school safety, bullying and violence within their student bodies. Barrow County School System has been in the headlines following a fight between two students. In lieu of this event, the Barrow County School System is increasing its emphasis on disciplinary consequences.…