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(Source: WGCL)Northgate High School and Canongate Elementary School were placed under a security lock down as a precaution after reports of a man with a gun in the area.
Georgia education leaders are grading schools just like teachers grade students, but a new measurement called Beating the Odds shows some of the state’s best schools not making the grade.
(Source: WGCL)A powerful new tool is removing the excuse of poverty from failing schools across Georgia.
(Source: WGCL)The Fulton County Schools Police Dept. is investigating after a bullet was found in a classroom at Alpharetta High School.
Dr. Ben Lennox Kail, co-author of the study and assistant professor of sociology at Georgia State University, examined whether becoming a volunteer at the time of widowhood is associated with reducing the risks of loneliness.
Three winners have been awarded Implementation Grants and Scaling Grants according to Governor Nathan Deal's office.
Source: Reinhardt University via FacebookThe fraternities and sorority for the inaugural Greek Life experience at Reinhardt University have been selected, and chapters will open for the 2017-18 academic year.
In celebration of Beyonce's legendary "Lemonade" album, the singer and actress announced the establishment of the Formation Scholars awards for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Source: Charles R. Drew Charter School via FacebookCharles Drew Charter School will hold its first graduation since its creation in 2000 as the city of Atlanta's first public charter school.
Source: Cobb County School DistrictMore than 1,000 distinguished high school seniors were announced as National Merit Scholarship recipients, and five of those students attend schools in the Cobb County School District.
Source: UMass Dartmouth via FacebookDr. Robert E. Johnson, a Morehouse College alumnus, was named the first African-American chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
Source: Emory University via FacebookThe applicant pool of 24,114 is a 19 percent increase since last year.
Source: Morehouse CollegeStudents from Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Clark Atlanta University slept outside in cardboard boxes to help raise awareness about the plight of the homeless.
Source: Marist School via FacebookMarist School's Speech and Debate Program has collected a record number of awards, among those the team ranked in the top three debate programs in Georgia.
Source: WGCLHundreds of kids from Boys & Girls Clubs across Atlanta and officers from the College Park Police Department participated in an afternoon of food, games, and conversations.
Source: Konnect AgencyThe First Lady of Georgia, Sandra Deal, visited The Goddard School preschoolers in Kennesaw.
Source: ikwildrpepperHigher education leaders have approved a major expansion and renovation project involving the west end of Sanford Stadium, the University of Georgia football team's home field.
Source: WGCLThe Morehouse College debate team brought home their third consecutive state title win when they triumphed at the GPDA State Finals.
Source: Georgia State University via FacebookA researcher at Georgia State University has received a $4.1 million federal grant to develop a drug to combat the Ebola virus.
Four employees of a Cherokee County Wendy's location are under arrest after they were caught allegedly dealing methamphetamine out of the restaurant.
More >Four employees of a Cherokee County Wendy's location are under arrest after they were caught allegedly dealing methamphetamine out of the restaurant.
More >This past December, the Atlanta mayor's race went to a run-off, and Keisha Lance-Bottoms won by 832 votes.
More >This past December, the Atlanta mayor's race went to a run-off, and Keisha Lance-Bottoms won by 832 votes.
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More >It's tick season and health experts want you to know how to protect yourself.
More >It's tick season and health experts want you to know how to protect yourself.
More >Rain did not dampen Memorial Day services including the Ride for America bike ride in Gwinnett County.
More >Rain did not dampen Memorial Day services including the Ride for America bike ride in Gwinnett County.
More >Four employees of a Cherokee County Wendy's location are under arrest after they were caught allegedly dealing methamphetamine out of the restaurant.
More >Four employees of a Cherokee County Wendy's location are under arrest after they were caught allegedly dealing methamphetamine out of the restaurant.
More >Last December, the Atlanta mayor's race went to a run-off and Keisha Lance-Bottoms won by 832 votes. With such a small margin, even the slightest allegations of voter fraud could make an impact.
More >Last December, the Atlanta mayor's race went to a run-off and Keisha Lance-Bottoms won by 832 votes. With such a small margin, even the slightest allegations of voter fraud could make an impact.
More >One teen is dead and another is hospitalized in critical condition following a crash in Gwinnett County late Thursday night.
More >One teen is dead and another is hospitalized in critical condition following a crash in Gwinnett County late Thursday night.
More >The judge said he also considered the man's mental illness — he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia — before administering the sentence.
More >The judge said he also considered the man's mental illness — he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia — before administering the sentence.
More >Suicide rates in the United States have gone up more than 25 percent since 1999. In 2016 alone, about 45,000 people took their own lives.
More >Suicide rates in the United States have gone up more than 25 percent since 1999. In 2016 alone, about 45,000 people took their own lives.
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