We are a watchdog group of Cobb County GA stakeholders watching how, where & why the Cobb County School District & board spend taxpayer dollars.
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Today we announced the results of the inaugural @ajc Varsity all-sports standings, celebrating the success of GHSA athletic programs as a whole.
Results of all 8 classifications in thread below.
Congrats to all the departments who were honored!
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We will have two online sessions on Dec 5th at 9am and 7pm. Sessions will be 45 minutes and recorded for those who cannot attend.
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The @Watching_CCSD team is holding info sessions regarding the federal govt’s American Rescue Plan to help stakeholders better understand the program, the district’s use of the money & to help you provide informed responses to the CCSD survey. Signup here: facebook.com/watchingthefund…
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We then enjoyed lunch together as a team AND even got some loving from community members that recognized us from @CobbSchools board meetings/our posts online 🥰. Here’s to hoping for more transparency in the 2022-2023 school year
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On Friday, me and the ladies of @Watching_CCSD opened our bank account 🙌🏽. With so many supporters looking to help us with ORRs and new stuff coming this school year, it was time to level up 😉.
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What has the Georgia First Amendment Foundation been up to? This week, we cover legislation signed into law by Gov. Kemp regarding the transparency of, and access to, school-board meetings.
For more information on GFAF’s legislative watch, visit bit.ly/3bjZBao
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Ed tech is a booming business, but questions remain about whether it works even as schools invest billions into it. Glad to see this story, which features an investigation @fred_ckelly and I did into a crisis-alert system in Charlotte schools that kept running into problems
Schools are spending billions on surveillance cameras, threat-detection software and other safety tech.
Some tools, like panic buttons, may be helpful in an emergency.
But there's little hard evidence the tech has prevented or hindered school violence.
nytimes.com/2022/06/26/busin…
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This session on covering education features Kristen Graham (@newskag) & Melanie Burney
(@MLBURNEY) of the @PhillyInquirer.
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All Cobb schools have early release that day, too. That makes it really hard for engaged parents to attend.
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INBOX: @CobbSchools BOE will hold a called meeting at 12:30 pm March 7 to discuss @CogniaOrg's communication regarding its accreditation status.
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To concerns about out-of-state schools accepting GAC accreditation, ED Phillip Murphy says those schools usually call GAC & once they understand @BORUSG accepts the accreditation, they accept it also. Murphy says he's unaware of any out-of-state schools NOT accepting it.
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@CobbSchools seems to be looking for an alternative to @CogniaOrg, its current accrediting agency. The Georgia Accrediting Commission confirms consultants just finished visits to Cobb high schools. The GAC board will vote on final accreditation recs for Cobb in April.
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Study Committee On Nonpartisan School Boards In Georgia
Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan appoints the “Senate Study Committee on Nonpartisan Elections for Local School Board Members”
Appointees are State Senators Clint Dixon, Jason Anavitarte, Lester Jackson and Chuck Payne. #gapol
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"The review team says another board member's use of email to spread spread false information about COVID-19 was 'inappropriate and ethically questionable.'” axios.com/local/atlanta/2021… @KristalDixon with the latest on Cobb schools' accreditation review