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Cobb School Board Adopts FY 2014 Budget

The $856.3 million budget approved Thursday includes 5 furlough days and 182 teacher cuts through attrition.

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Cobb Teachers Sound Off on Budget

"You're going to destroy the county if you don't fix the problem," educators told school board members Wednesday.

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Cobb School Budget Hearing is Tuesday

The public is invited to comment on the tentative fiscal year 2014 budget.

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Cobb School Furlough Dates Proposed

The school board has received two possible options as it moves closer to adopting the fiscal year 2014 budget.

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Marietta, Cobb Schools Top State Average in New Achievement Test

Marietta City and Cobb County Schools fared well in the College and Career Ready Performance Index, which replaces Adequate Yearly Progress reports.

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Cobb School Board Adopts Tentative Budget

Additional changes have been proposed to the $894 million budget approved by a 4-3 vote Monday.

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School Surveillance Camera Funds Restored

The Cobb Board of Education voted Thursday to spend $1 million to install the devices in high schools.

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Cobb School Board Nixes Math Books

Opposition to Common Core curriculum standards resulted in 4-3 votes against new texts starting with the 2013-14 academic year.

A revised Cobb County School District fiscal year 2014 budget proposal calls for 18 items that add up to a balanced budget. Another 32 items "below the line" are meant for the board's consideration.

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Cobb School Board Delays Budget Vote

Tentative approval of the fiscal year 2014 budget has been pushed back to next Monday.

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Cobb School Officials Rework Budget

But school board members remain divided over how to balance the numbers for fiscal year 2014.

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