On and off the campus of GCSU - and it is sometimes difficult to know where the campus ends and the town begins - intellectual capital is a local currency that stimulates life at the school as well as the Milledgeville economy.
Atlanta's colleges and universities bring unprecedented brainpower and economic muscle. They create wealth and jobs, promote diversity and enhance the city's international credentials - and they are influencing the way the region grows.
Private schools take justifiable pride in their students' SAT scores — it's something they work at. Most say it's not just a matter of successful test-taking strategies, but the whole academic experience that makes the difference.
Atlanta is the public health capital of the world, home to the CDC and a long list of agencies and institutions that focus on health care. So why are 42 other states healthier than Georgia - and why do officials think things can improve? Plus, Public Health Classroom.
Educating Georgia's new manufacturing workforce means teaching technical skills largely unknown five years ago, offering remedial math and English courses and working to instill good old-fashioned workplace values.
A look at six Georgia public schools in four cities - three are near the top in rankings; three are near the bottom. But the numbers don't always tell the whole story.
Sure, the city has corporate headquarters, dynamic growth and a thriving economy. But it also has one of the largest concentrations of colleges and universities in the country. It's time to celebrate the brainpower and highlight the economic clout.
The president of Georgia's richest private university is an engineer with a mandate to renovate, remake and redirect the school toward national prominence -- and raise more money in the process.
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