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Rick Cox, who has a son in the Cherokee County school system, holds signs outside the school board chambers in Canton before a meeting Thursday night, May 20, 2021. The building reached capacity and the people in line behind Cox were not allowed in for the start of the meeting. (Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Opinion: Keep leftist dogma out of Georgia civics education
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Gov. Brian Kemp signs legislation that allows parents who don’t want their children wearing masks to opt out of any school district mandates at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Quite a few bills affecting K-12 education passed during this year's legislative session. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Gov. Brian Kemp: Education has been and remains top priority
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Educators attend Gwinnett County Public Schools’ annual new teacher orientation at Gas South Convention Center on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. As a new school year begins, teachers across metro Atlanta will face challenges, including new laws, safety concerns and a surge in COVID-19 cases. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Opinion: Georgia schools open amid COVID, politics and safety concerns
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Rick Cox, who has a son in the Cherokee County school system, holds signs outside the school board chambers in Canton before a meeting Thursday night, May 20, 2021. The building reached capacity and the people in line behind Cox were not allowed in for the start of the meeting. (Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Opinion: Keep leftist dogma out of Georgia civics education
14h ago
Gov. Brian Kemp signs legislation that allows parents who don’t want their children wearing masks to opt out of any school district mandates at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Quite a few bills affecting K-12 education passed during this year's legislative session. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Gov. Brian Kemp: Education has been and remains top priority
23h ago
Educators attend Gwinnett County Public Schools’ annual new teacher orientation at Gas South Convention Center on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. As a new school year begins, teachers across metro Atlanta will face challenges, including new laws, safety concerns and a surge in COVID-19 cases. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Opinion: Georgia schools open amid COVID, politics and safety concerns
As districts get ready for classes to resume next month, many are still short teachers for their classrooms. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Opinion: Who comes up short in a teacher shortage?
In a guest column, a Georgia Tech student is critical of the Student Government Association taking political stands.

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Georgia Tech student: End partisanship by student associations
Gov. Brian Kemp says a few words to a child witnessing the signing of several education bills on May 6, 2021, in Liberty Plaza at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Among the bills was Senate Bill 47, which expands access to the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program by including students with a diagnosis for a variety of conditions — from autism and cancer to drug or alcohol abuse — that have qualified them for certain accommodations, such as more time to take tests. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Marietta parent: Georgia Special Needs Scholarship was lifeline for my son
Gene Bottoms is a former principal and Georgia Department of Education official. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED.

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For 62 years, he’s advocated for public schools. And he’s not giving up.
COVID-19 increased stress levels for students of all ages. Amid the return to normal college activities, such as this May 21, 2022, commencement ceremony at Oglethorpe University, many students at Oglethorpe are seeking mental health services, and President Nick Ladany says more must be done to address K-12 and college students' mental health needs. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Oglethorpe president: COVID affected mental health of 78% of our students
In 2021-2022, purportedly the year schools went back to normal, nearly half of the schools responding to the federal Student Pulse Panel survey saw a rise in chronic absenteeism among teachers, compared to the year prior. And 39% reported higher chronic rates among students.

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New federal data suggests more students down and out
Protesters hold their signs during an abortion rights rally led by members of RiseUp4AbortionRights.org at CNN Center in Atlanta on Sunday, July 3, 2022. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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UGA student: Abortion ruling threatens our futures. We won’t go back
A 4.7% drop in undergraduate student enrollment in the U.S. is being seen as a signal that more Americans are questioning the cost and value of a college degree.

Opinion: Going to college still worth it despite growing doubt
Recent Cobb graduate Hylah Daly says gerrymandered school board districts limit the voice and power of Black parents and students.

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Opinion: Cobb County redistricting marginalizes students of color
Even with the billions in federal dollars flowing into schools, are we capable of creating a mental health support system that is deep enough and wide enough to reach all the students who need help? If you call any recommended private therapists who work with kids and teens, you are likely to find waiting lists. (Dreamstime/TNS)

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Opinion: Students lost habit of school. How do they regain it?
A DeKalb parent says the school board is directing millions of additional dollars to central office expenditures, including additional staff for finance, human resources and IT, instead of to students and classrooms.

Opinion: DeKalb’s new budget shortchanges students, classrooms
A longtime Georgia educator says there is a lack of accountability for everyone in classrooms today except teachers.

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Opinion: No accountability for Georgia students, no autonomy for teachers
The end goal after high school shouldn’t be a college diploma for every student, but training and skills that enable every student to earn a livable wage, says Stephen Pruitt of the Southern Regional Education Board in Atlanta. (AJC file photo)

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Opinion: Education and training after high school are keys to recovery
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