Green Acres Elementary School in Smyrna recently welcomed more than 100 volunteers from REAL School Gardens and Sprouts Farmers Market who transformed an empty schoolyard into an outdoor classroom in one day. Dubbed the “Big Dig,” the event created a…
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation and technology leader Cisco recently teamed up to award Georgia State University (GSU) a $300,000 grant to encourage students, especially those from backgrounds under-represented in the industry, to pursue an education in technology. GSU is…
Beginning in January, students will have access to HOPE Career Grants in five additional programs that reflect the state’s fastest growing industries. The grants will enable qualified students to receive free tuition in pursuit of diplomas or certificates in aviation,…
The Metro Atlanta Chamber, in partnership with Accenture, recently released its second Your Talent, Your Future report examining workforce gaps in Georgia. Data for the report came from a variety of sources and examined technical college certificates and credentials, associate’s…
At a recent dedication ceremony, the Georgia Historical Society unveiled a new marker honoring Atlanta-based barber and entrepreneur Alonzo Herndon. The marker is the latest addition to the society’s Georgia Civil Rights Trail, which provides public education about the role…
2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the Savannah College of Art and Design’s (SCAD) annual film festival, which features works from award-winning professionals and student filmmakers. More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the eight-day event, which runs from…
The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and the Bavarian State Ministry for Education, Culture and Science have formalized a partnership that gives Georgia and German students more educational and training opportunities. Representatives of both organizations recently signed a memorandum…
Gov. Nathan Deal proclaimed this week, Sept. 4-8, 2017, as Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, with today being named Literacy Day in Georgia. The proclamation was in recognition of several alarming facts about literacy in our country and state.…
Remember the shot at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the Ark is placed in an enormous warehouse full of boxes? Well, that’s kinda what the University of Georgia’s Special Collections Libraries are like – except that…
According to a recent study by AffordableSchools.net, an independent college search and rankings organization, our state has more affordable community colleges that offer online programs than any other state. The fact that Georgia has nine out of the top 50…
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