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  • Library to Learning Commons

    Cobb County Schools and schools across the country are expanding their libraries into learning commons. What are learning commons? Learning commons at Palmer Middle School in Kennesaw, Ga. Learning commons, as described by Palmer Middle School media center specialist Taylor Wickline, are “a place that is so much more than just checking out books.” Books…

  • Cobb Schools Slated To Shift Standards Based On Science of Reading Evidence

    According to House Bill 538, passed in early 2023, universities in Ga. will be required to train educators on structured literacy, a method that refers to a phonemic approach to language comprehension and reading. The bill will go into effect in the 2025-2026 school year. In the past, educators had been trained using different methods,…

  • The Science of Reading

    In this podcast, we talk to experts about what the science of reading is, why it matters, the difference between methods of teaching, and what it means for the future of education.

  • Tiny Lou’s, Big Food

    To the uninitiated or the non-native, the Hotel Clermont would be an unassuming building on the historic Ponce de Leon Avenue; a quaint looking, relatively small, old hotel that surely has some history to it. However, to natives of the Poncey-Highlands neighborhood or Atlanta in general, the Hotel Clermont would be known as the home…

  • Marietta in the Middle Fighting Against Marietta School Board After Book Bannings

    The non-profit organization Marietta in the Middle, which is dedicated to protecting student experiences, has recently taken up the fight against book bannings in Marietta Schools. Book bannings began in September of last year in Marietta Schools, and the group initially formed in response to the bannings in order to appeal them. The group consists…

  • 25 Books Banned by Marietta School Board Soon to be Banned by Cobb County Schools

    A list of 25 books in total have been banned by the Marietta School Board as of December 2023, with the appeal of the ban being rejected by the Marietta School Board in January 2024. In a recent statement, Chris Ragsdale, the superintendent of the Cobb County School Board has indicated that they will be…