Education

Right now, there is a waiting list at Albany State University (ASU) as students pour into a new summer health and STEM program.

The Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office is working to create a new cadet program across the county.

As a finalist, Lisa West from Crisp County Pre-K, along with the other five finalists, received a $500 cash prize from the Georgia Foundation for Early Care and Learning.

Dougherty County’s GEAR UP program is getting a boost this summer from a federal grant.

He qualified with a score of 1500 on a single test date.

Since the program began in 2002, thousands of African-American men enrolled and graduated from University System of Georgia institutions.

The Coastal Plains Regional Education Service Agency will hold a job fair this month for those that are interested.

Students in Lee County are getting new tech next year.

For the first time ever, summer school students will be able to take a variety of new classes. And it’s free.

A program at Valdosta State University is helping children of migrant farmworkers attend college. They are offering financial help and support.

Many kids are learning more about brain tumors as a Cordele woman publishes a children’s book about her personal experiences.

During the pandemic, Jones said her daily focus was on her students’ social and emotional well-being.

To be named a STAR student, high school seniors must have the highest score on any single test date of the SAT taken through the March test date of their senior year and be in the top 10% or top 10 students of their class based on grade point average at their respective schools.

Lee County High held a signing day ceremony Tuesday morning for students planning to be educators.

The Fitzgerald High School marching band and JROTC are heading to Hawaii.

The only charter school in Lowndes County is expanding by adding a middle school to its campus that will start next school year.

In hopes of encouraging more substitutes to work for the district, the school board approved a pay boost.

Georgia leads the nation when it comes to providing free pre-K.

Coffee County Schools will be closed on Monday for students and staff.

COVID-19 vaccines will not be required when the fall semester rolls around for Tift County Schools.

The school board agreed to hire the worker using funds from the recently passed state budget. The majority of which, went toward K-12 education.

The Seminole County pre-K schools are partnering with private pre-K institutions to create one uniform screening process.

12 year old Emma Phillips was killed last April after she was hit on her bike by a vehicle.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending its free school meals program through next school year.

The Auburn University Board of Trustees voted to rename a building on campus, Eagle Hall, in honor of Dr. Matthews.

Albany Technical College is expanding its nursing program with help from Phoebe Health.

The scholarship is part of a nationwide competition. It’s for high school students who want to go to college and eventually serve in the United States Marine Corps.

Three talented dancers with the South Georgia Ballet have been chosen to be sponsored by Southern Regional Technical College.

Auburn expects that when fall semester begins on Aug. 16 course offerings will resemble a typical fall semester.

Georgia Southern and Savannah State universities currently have no plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations.