Georgia Department of Education
Claims fall far short of $10M Georgia special education fund

By Jeff Amy Jun. 25, 2021 05:54 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — With just days before a deadline to claim expenses, state officials say parents of children with special education needs have claimed only a...

Megan Makin checks on her fifth grader students during a lesson, at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary school in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Athens-Clarke County Schools are doing distance learning to start this fall. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
Georgia schools to get $2B in new federal coronavirus aid

By Jeff Amy Jan. 13, 2021 06:19 PM EST

A staffer works at the backstage of Spanish designer Hannibal Laguna a day before the start of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The Spanish fashion will take place from 10 to 13 September under new security measures and social distance guidelines due the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
The Latest: S Korea's coronavirus resurgence seems to slow

By The Associated Press Sep. 09, 2020 01:15 AM EDT

Georgia replaces cash public schools gave to private schools

Jul. 25, 2020 11:01 AM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Department of Education will give money to public school districts to help repay amounts that those districts have given to private...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol Friday, July 17, 2020, in Atlanta. Kemp sued the city of Atlanta over its face-mask requirement just after President Donald Trump arrived in the city without wearing a mask, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Friday.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Georgia leaders won't try to delay start of in-person school

By Jeff Amy Jul. 23, 2020 12:16 PM EDT