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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Walton senior joins state superintendent's student council
Walton High School senior Turner Sahadevan is the only Cobb County School District student on the 85-member Georgia Student Advisory Council, chosen from 1,427 applicants to advise State Superintendent Richard Woods on education policy this school year.
Education
Cobb schools earn A grade, rank 13th in Niche list
Niche's 2027 Best School Districts rankings gave Cobb County Schools an overall A grade and 13th place in Georgia, adding a national benchmark to the district's recent record graduation rates and strong SAT performance at East Cobb high schools.
Marietta, GA
11:42 pm, October 13, 2026
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Education
Walton senior joins state superintendent's student council
Walton High School senior Turner Sahadevan is the only Cobb County School District student on the 85-member Georgia Student Advisory Council, chosen from 1,427 applicants to advise State Superintendent Richard Woods on education policy this school year.
Education
Cobb schools earn A grade, rank 13th in Niche list
Niche's 2027 Best School Districts rankings gave Cobb County Schools an overall A grade and 13th place in Georgia, adding a national benchmark to the district's recent record graduation rates and strong SAT performance at East Cobb high schools.
Marietta, GA
11:42 pm, October 13, 2026
67°F
Clear
Feels like 67° · 0% rain
Education
Walton senior joins state superintendent's student council
Walton High School senior Turner Sahadevan is the only Cobb County School District student on the 85-member Georgia Student Advisory Council, chosen from 1,427 applicants to advise State Superintendent Richard Woods on education policy this school year.
Education
Cobb schools earn A grade, rank 13th in Niche list
Niche's 2027 Best School Districts rankings gave Cobb County Schools an overall A grade and 13th place in Georgia, adding a national benchmark to the district's recent record graduation rates and strong SAT performance at East Cobb high schools.
Marietta, GA
11:42 pm, October 13, 2026
67°F
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Feels like 67° · 0% rain
Education
Cobb school board OKs $1.2M for five vapor wake dogs at middle schools in contentious 5-2 vote
The Cobb County Board of Education voted 5-2 to spend $1.2 million on five vapor wake dogs for middle schools, but the real fight was procedural: two board members' requests for program data were denied and a motion to delay failed along party lines.
Education
King Springs leads as Cobb raises $1M for heart health
Cobb County School District became the first in the nation to raise more than $1 million in a single school year through the American Heart Association's Kids Heart Challenge, with King Springs Elementary finishing as the district's top fundraising school.
Education
Weapons-detecting dogs coming to Cobb County middle schools
The Cobb County Board of Education voted 5-2 to spend up to $1.2 million on five Vapor Wake K-9 teams that will rotate among the district's 26 middle schools, following weapons incidents including a gun found at Campbell Middle School.
Education
Cobb school board to honor Pope, Walton state champions Sept. 17
The Cobb County Board of Education recognized Pope High School's Class 5A girls track state championship and Walton High School's Class 6A girls tennis state championship at its Aug. 20 meeting, with those minutes set for formal approval at the Thursday, Sept. 17 session.
Education
East Cobb families still fighting bus delays, app glitches
Cobb County families report ongoing school bus delays and crashes with the new EduLog tracking app nearly a month into the school year, even as the district says complaints have dropped significantly.
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Education
Cobb teacher investigation grows to 200 after speech walkout
Nearly 200 Cobb County teachers face a district personnel investigation after walking out of Superintendent Chris Ragsdale's July 29 kickoff speech, with the teachers union calling the questioning retaliatory.
Education
Cobb schools name three sites in probe over Ragsdale walkout
Cobb County School District employees at three schools are being pulled from duties and questioned about whether they walked out of Superintendent Chris Ragsdale's July 29 kickoff speech, in what the district calls a personnel investigation.
Education
Former Addison Elementary principal charged with child endangerment after January DUI crash
Former Addison Elementary principal Jill Spiva now faces two counts of DUI child endangerment and a DUI over .08 charge stemming from a January crash near the school, after the victim's family provided dash-cam footage and pushed authorities to file the additional charges.
Education
Cobb County students raise $1 million for American Heart Association, a national first
Cobb County School District became the first in the nation to raise $1 million for the American Heart Association through its school fundraising programs, extending its streak to five consecutive years atop the national rankings.
Education
Cobb schools face enrollment decline overall, but growth persists near Wheeler High
The Cobb County School District projects enrollment will fall from 102,699 to about 97,191 students over the next decade, but schools in the Wheeler High zone in East Cobb face the opposite problem as apartment-driven growth keeps them over capacity.
Education
Walton, Lassiter crack Georgia's top 12 as Wheeler earns national STEM recognition
Walton High School ranked No. 11 and Lassiter No. 12 in Georgia in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-27 Best High Schools rankings, while Wheeler earned a No. 46 national STEM ranking.
Education
Cobb's K9 gap: high schools have them, Campbell Middle didn't
After a gun was found at Campbell Middle School on Aug. 12, parents are pressing the Cobb County School District to explain why its Vapor Wake K9 teams patrol every high school but are not deployed at any middle school.
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