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Graduation

Osborne High's Grad Rate: 64.85 Percent

The Cobb County School District fared better than the state.

Government, Opinion, Schools

Why Aren’t Our Kids Graduating?

More than 30 percent of Georgia high school students aren’t graduating in four years. What do you think is keeping these students from earning their diploma?

Graduation, Awareness

Cobb Graduations to Be Streamed Live

Osborne High School's ceremony at Turner Chapel AME is one of them.

Schools

Early Dismissals for Cobb Schools

  • May 21, 2013

Students will be released early at set times, depending on grade level, Wednesday and Thursday.

Schools

Marietta High Educator Nominee for Leukemia, Lymphoma Society Award

  • May 21, 2013

Only eight school sponsors statewide, selected out of 778 schools that participate in the Pennies for Patients program, receive the award each year.

Schools, Awareness, Summer

Library, Schools Collaborate for Cobb Summer Reading Program

They have created incentive programs to encourage students to read during the summer break.

Schools

Marietta Outpaces State, Metro Atlanta Writing Assessment Scores

  • May 20, 2013

Marietta City Schools fifth-graders meeting or exceeding standards outpaced state and Metro Atlanta percentages on the 2013 Georgia Grade 5 Writing Assessment.

Opinion, Schools

Should This Church Get So Much Attention?

A church known for protesting at soldiers’ funerals held Saturday a demonstration to praise a tornado that caused devastation in a college town. Tell us if you think the church is deserving of its media attention or the efforts of counter-protesters.

Schools

Marietta Schools Receive Grants from Kroger

  • May 19, 2013

A.L. Burruss Elementary, Faith Lutheran School and West Side Elementary are among the 79 metro- Atlanta schools receiving grants.

Schools

Marietta Reads! Annual Read-A-Thon Raises Over $8,000

Marietta Reads! recently completed its ninth annual Read-A-Thon fundraising program for Marietta City Schools elementary and Sixth Grade Academy students.

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