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20+ min ago (597+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new study proposes reducing the number of school districts in Ohio by redrawing district lines to decrease rates of racial and economic segregation. Ohio's current 607 school districts would reduce to 88 under the district-a-county option, 163 under the merger model and 156 under the blank slate scenario. The maps can be found here. As Ohio leaders look for ways to reduce property taxes for homeowners " and a citizens group hoping to do away with property taxes altogether continue to gather signatures on the streets " one leader has said the state could save money by merging school districts together. Lake County Auditor Chris Galloway notes 60% of people's property tax bills support their local school district on average in the state. Galloway believes having 607 school districts creates too much administrative overhead. Public school officials, however, said that real cost savings would be…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (317+ words) Here is a preview " including predictions and historical information " of both semifinal matchups in Class 5A, which were delayed because of the Gainesville-GHSA saga. Seeding: Gainesville is the No. 2 seed from Region 7. Rome is the No. 1 seed from Region 5. deknar deknar si si emoR :sgniknaR .oN .oN ellivseniaG .7 .4 now eht eht seires .dnuor :seires/gniteem sdael ni tsrif tsaL ellivseniaG ellivseniaG 41-14 2102 .0-1 gninniw gniyrt gniyrt ot ot emit emit .neht eht eht eht eht ecnis ecnis ecnis ecnis .slanifimes .slanifimes lanifimes lanifimes hcaer hcaer si si si si si si ni ni ni :yrotsih rof rof tsrif tsrif tsrif tsrif slanif slanif ecnaraeppa ecnaraeppa emit-lla emit-lla sihT sihT s'emoR emoR emoR ffoyalP s'ellivseniaG ellivseniaG ellivseniaG ssalC 31-8 A5 .2202 .2202 .7102 3-2 .sv eht eht tsedrah-dnoces erocs erocs :eludehcs eludehcs eludehcs tsedrah-htnin si si ni ni egareva egareva tsniaga tsniaga erocS s'emoR s'ellivseniaG ssalC ssalC .A5 .A5 71-54 61-24 :noitcejorp emoR 'sgnitaR…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (359+ words) Georgia's job market cooled some in September but the unemployment rate remained steady, according to new data released Thursday by the state Department of Labor. Georgia lost 3,200 jobs over the month after posting job gains in August. Still, employment remains positive over the year, with the state adding a total of 24,300 jobs. .raey elohw saw tnemyolpmenu degnahcnu eht eht etats .etar etar etar tniop egatnecrep fo lanoitan sselboj si ni ni hgih morf morf reilrae nwod woleb dna dna a a ehT ,rebmetpeS yluJ s'aigroeG tsuguA %6.3 %4.3 hcihw skeew setadpu eht eht eht eht eht deppots etats dennaps ,nwodtuhs troper raluger gnihsilbup sedivorp fo fo shtnom htnom .tekram robal sti otni otni ni tnemnrevog espmilg tsrif tsrif laredef eritne gnirud dna yadsruhT ehT ehT rebotcO .rebmevoN robaL aigroeG tnemtrapeD hcihw hcihw edart troppus hcus etats ,secivres srotces srotces was liater detsop…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (715+ words) WASHINGTON " Thursday's U.S. Senate vote on extending health insurance subsidies that help millions of Americans afford medical coverage has become a major fault line in Georgia's 2026 midterm campaign. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., has made this three-year extension a core part of his reelection message, arguing that an estimated 1.4 million Georgians could see their premiums spike if the tax credits lapse at the end of the year....

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (457+ words) The site once home to Atlanta's first enclosed and air-conditioned mall is about to enter a new era by housing hundreds of people " and not just during shopping hours. Apartment developer Crescent Communities announced this week it will kickstart the first residential phase of Lulah Hills, the $850 million mixed-use redo of the now-demolished North DeKalb Mall. A six-story building called Novel Lulah Hills will feature 303 apartments, anchoring the 78-acre project that is projected to eventually include up to 1,800 residential units....

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (980+ words) In just five weeks, Democrat Eric Gisler and his campaign managed to build on momentum from earlier Democratic victories in the state to flip a state House seat in the Georgia General Assembly. His 51% victory Tuesday over Republican Mack "Dutch" Guest in a low-turnout special election was boosted by several factors: higher support in the more Democratic Clarke County, turnout among frequent Democratic voters and on-the-ground campaigning efforts....

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (1207+ words) A $45 million project to add eight private jet hangars to the county-owned DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) has inflamed longstanding concerns about noise and emissions at the state's second-busiest airport. Last month, DeKalb County commissioners approved Sky Harbour's proposal to build the new hangars on unused land on the east side of the airport in Chamblee. Officials say the project could generate $576 million in tax revenue over 50 years and take the airport to the next level....

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (1450+ words) SPRING PLACE " Near the edge of this tiny North Georgia community lies a grassy field topped with rustic split-rail fences and weathered gray stone monuments. Called "God's Acre," this is the final resting place for a diverse group of people who shared a remarkable history featuring famous visitors, earthquakes and war. Among those buried here are a 12-year-old Cherokee student named Dawnee Watie; a white Christian missionary and botanist who taught her, Anna Rosina Gambold; and several Black people who had been enslaved, including Christian Jacob. All were connected to a school Moravian missionaries operated here for Cherokee children before Native Americans were forced west on the deadly Trail of Tears....

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (548+ words) A second Native American boarding school operated in Georgia during the 19th century, though far less is known about it than the one Moravian missionaries established earlier at Spring Place near Chatsworth. Both schools are intertwined with the man who became editor of the country's first Native American newspaper and signed the treaty that forcibly relocated Cherokee people on the deadly Trail of Tears....

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (213+ words) For those of us in education, the work begins with a commitment to helping students build their futures. It is meaningful, demanding work. Today, our responsibility is to prepare students not just for the world as it is, but for a world evolving faster than at any point in modern history. Artificial intelligence is central to that evolution. For educators, the question is no longer whether AI will influence schools, but how we leverage it to strengthen teaching, learning, leading and operations. yhw ew noisrev ,eulav ot ot lufthguoht .meht eht taht naht yllacificeps suoires .sloohcs ,ytefas elor stcepser stneserper ecalper rehtar ycavirp tolip pihsrentrap gnitapicitrap eno fo fo fo gnivom si si gnicudortni lanoitcurtsni ni .drawrof rof srotacude snoitasrevnoc tliub gnitpmetta era hcaorppa dna tuoba a a sihT tahT sloohcS s'IAnepO notluF ytnuoC TPGtahC retfA ,IA lliw ew esu…...