“It’s bittersweet, you know, because this is still so fresh,” said Faustino Ventura. “It just happened a week ago, and there’s discomfort it could happen again, but life has to go on.”
It was the middle of second period at Apalachee High School in near Winder, Georgia, and the boy who few knew slipped out of his algebra class and returned with a a semiautomatic assault-style rifle and opened fire.
Wednesday’s deadly shooting in Barrow County has all of us thinking more about school security. So, what are the security options for school districts?
A new law requires annual active shooter drills at schools in Georgia, and that may have played a role in authorities’ response to Wednesday’s shooting.
If the penny sales tax is renewed, it will allow for additions and projects at South Aiken and Midland Valley high schools. The sales tax will be a major boost to four schools and a new addition in Area 3.
As college students return to campuses across South Carolina, some of them are receiving extra scholarship money this year because of what they are studying.
Richmond County school leaders met on Wednesday about concerns parents have raised about transportation. We spoke to Richmond County’s school police chief.
A teacher is on leave after making football players do exercises on a hot turf field that caused blisters and third-degree burns, according to an incident report.
“The thing that frightens me about that policy is that it seemed to suggest that you don’t have to do your best,” School Board Chairman Ralph Canty said.
Artificial intelligence, propaganda and information online are all hot topics in the cyber world. Augusta University held a conference to discuss those things in our everyday lives.
The Dr. Paulette Harris Literacy Center located in the Hub for Community Innovation is helping kids and adults get the instruction they need when it comes to reading and writing.
Federal experts expect South Carolina to see the seventh-largest supply shortage in the U.S. with 21%. The state will need over 13,000 registered nurses to fill the gap.
Starting this school year, a new rule is in place across South Carolina that regulates which books are allowed in public schools. Some teachers say it puts a burden on them
South Carolina educators say some student test scores paint a troubling picture, while others show efforts to target pandemic learning loss are working.
An Augusta school is dealing with a bedbug situation. “We understand that this event disrupted your children’s school day,” parents were told. “We appreciate your patience and understanding.”
Cellphones will soon be banned, in some capacity, in classrooms across South Carolina. But the details of what it could look like are now being worked out.
Helms College held its August graduation ceremony Saturday at the Snelling Conference Center on Washington Road, honoring students' perseverance and achievements.
Georgia charter school enrollment grew by nearly 6% or 3,800 students during the last four years. Charter schools have more flexibility because they create their own curriculums.
Six University of Georgia students arrested during an April 29 protest against the Israel-Hamas war will remain suspended through the fall semester, the university said.