Rose French

The Fulton County school board has approved Asa Hilliard Elementary School as the name for the school under construction in East Point.

The Cobb County School Board Thursday voted to terminate the contract of a special education teacher accused of putting a second-grader with autism in a trash can.

Fulton to change sex-ed course, others to follow

Cobb County school board members are not changing the district’s uniform policy, even though black and Hispanic students are more likely to be penalized for violating uniform requirements.

Students hit a wall when they took the new Georgia Milestones tests for the first time last spring, with more failing.

Metro Atlanta area education leaders are cracking down on students who illegally cross district lines to attend other schools — combing through documents, questioning parents and surveiling students to see where they live, in an effort to stem millions of dollars in revenue loss.

A first-of-its kind private school in Georgia aimed at attracting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth and teachers is being established in Atlanta for students who feel bullied or not accepted in traditional schools.

More than 13,000 Cobb County students took the new Preliminary SAT, scoring better than state and national averages on the standardized test.

Cobb County schools officials have cancelled all activities for students after 6 p.m. Tuesday due to possible hazardous road conditions.

1. 7 accused of running prostitution business. Seven people were arrested after Dunwoody police busted an alleged high-end escort service conducted in an apartment across the street from the police station. After months of surveillance, police raided the business off Perimeter Center East on Dec. 29. [Read here]