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A handful of Bibb County public school students boarded a bus at InTown Suites on Eisenhower Parkway early one dewy morning in August.

Number of homeless students in Georgia grows while funding to support them shrinks

Bibb County's homeless student population is underrepresented
Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 12, 2024
Superintendent Dan Sims attended an assembly at Hartley Elementary before the school board meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.

Bibb County school board set to approve property tax increase

Maintaining the millage rate would yield $4.3 million in revenue
Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
August 20, 2024
Bibb County school board members are set to decide the fate of Infinity Academy, a charter school that proposes to open downtown next fall, at the school board meeting in August 2024.

Allegations of fraud by proposed charter school are ‘deeply concerning,’ Bibb County school board members say

'That is not my signature. Period,' former chairperson of proposed charter school says
Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
August 1, 2024
In a video posted online the day after Gail Fowler was fired as superintendent of Cirrus Academy, Fowler thanked parents and staff.

Cirrus Academy ousts head of school

Superintendent Gail Fowler fired after lengthy closed-door board meeting
Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 19, 2024
Bibb County Superintendent Dan Sims at the school board meeting July 18, 2024.

Bibb Schools considers plan for school closures, new charter school

Infinity Academy wants to open a small elementary school downtown
Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 19, 2024
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