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Alexander II Math and Science Magnet School in Macon, GA. All schools in the Bibb County School District fall under the county's Strategic Waiver contract.

Strategic waivers in Bibb County: How do they work in schools?

Megan Jackson, Reg Murphy Center for Collaborative Journalism
April 30, 2025
Photo from Bibb County Schools.

Bibb County Schools’ Waiver Impact Reflected in Accountability Scores

This story is published as part of a series looking into the strategic waiver for Bibb Schools
Taleen Hanna, Murphy Center
April 30, 2025
A school bus drives by the W.S. Hutchings College & Career Academy.

Flexibility Over Stability? Teacher Turnover Rises Under Bibb School’s Waiver

Rhys Kidd, Murphy Center
April 29, 2025

Central High School Holiday 2023: Behind the Show

Megan Jackson, Center for Collaborative Journalism
January 6, 2024
Chiquita Dinkins teaches a unit on photosynthesis to students at Northeast High School in Macon. Dinkins, who was head cheerleader at Northeast as a student in the 1980s, is one of 18 alumni teachers at the school.

6 things to know as Bibb students return to school

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 12, 2023
Chiquita Dinkins teaches a unit on photosynthesis to students at Northeast High School in Macon. Dinkins, who was head cheerleader at Northeast as a student in the 1980s, is one of 18 alumni teachers at the school.

Georgia’s circa 1985 K-12 school funding formula set for a redo

Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
January 19, 2023
The cafeteria at Bibb County's Rutland High school in 2017.

Bibb Schools enrollment hits five-year high

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
November 10, 2022
A mix of pre-k and other students arrive at Ingram Pye Elementary School in Macon in November 2020.

Demand high in Bibb County for pre-K, but space limited in public schools

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
January 20, 2022
Siblings Quinyonna Tooks, right, and Charles Knott do their schoolwork in the Oglethorpe Library in Macon County. Charles is not a fan of remote learning. “I don't like it,” he said. “In school is better for me. I can focus in there with the teachers.”

As COVID Surges Again In Georgia, Some Students Pay The Price

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
August 27, 2021
Danielle Howard, principal of Ingram Pye Elementary School in Macon, greets students on their first day back to face-to-face instruction in 2020.

Bibb County schools won’t post COVID-19 numbers this year

Vaccination required for school visitors
Micah Johnston
August 10, 2021
Photo of the front of Alexander Free School

How did Macon receive four Alexander schools?

Kayla Davis, Couric Fellow Intern
July 30, 2021
James Jorden has been trained to operate one of Perdue Farms meat pack-bagging machines.

Bibb County students maximize workforce training opportunities

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Center For Collaborative Journalism
June 29, 2021
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