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Bibb County school board considers property tax increases for 2025 budget

Bibb County school board considers property tax increases for 2025 budget

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 13, 2024
“The Rise of AI Replaces Graphic Designers,” input by Olivia McNamara, created by Adobe Firefly.

Will AI Replace Graphic Designers? That Depends On How You Look At It.

Olivia McNamara
April 24, 2024
Tamara Candis

Bibb County Schools hires associate superintendent to ‘oversee schools, school leaders’

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
April 19, 2024
Bibb County School District Superintendent Dan Sims attends a forum for school board members during a candidate panel at city hall in March 2024. The event was organized by Georgia Women and Those Who Stand With Us.

Bibb Schools adds ‘missing piece’ in district management amid budget, attendance challenges

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
March 26, 2024
Bibb County School District CFO Eric Bush presents preliminary budget information for fiscal year 2025 at the Board of Education's first work session on March 11, 2024.

Bibb County school board mulls employee raises, potential school closures in budget meeting

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
March 12, 2024
Cirrus Academy Superintendent Gail Fowler tells the State Charter Schools Commission, “we stand to pledge that we’re going to continue this work of what success is as we continue to grow and provide an opportunity – a choice – for students in Macon-Bibb County.”

Macon’s Cirrus Academy survives state charter board vote following year of turmoil

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
March 4, 2024
Ro'maya, 10, takes a break from virtual learning to read a book at the Washington Memorial Public Library.

State unveils plan to boost reading scores at eight Bibb County elementary schools

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 20, 2024
The future "High Note" Fixed Base Operation at Middle Georgia Regional Airport will be the only FBO in the world shaped like a guitar, visible from the air, Mayor Lester Miller said.

2024 Preview – Part 3: Guitar-shaped airport, new plan to attract business, pedestrian safety challenges and the fate of state charter schools

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow and Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 2, 2024
Bibb County School Board President Juawn Jackson.

Weapons detection equipment coming to all Bibb County public schools

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
December 15, 2023
Danielle Jones, Homeless & Foster Care Liaison for the Bibb County School District, was named the 2023 recipient of the Sandra Neese Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was announced in early November at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth's annual conference in New Orleans.

‘I love the work’: Homeless liaison for Bibb public schools receives national recognition

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
November 28, 2023
Georgia Department of Education Superintendent Richard Woods

State schools superintendent eyes revamped funding approach in 2024 Legislature

Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
November 14, 2023
The State Charter Schools Commission at a regular meeting in Atlanta.

More charter schools are planned in Georgia. What will it mean for students outside Atlanta?

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
November 8, 2023
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