Cassidy Alexander
Reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Covering education for @ajc. Bio under construction; expect delays.
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ajc.com | Cassidy Alexander
Druid Hills resident Michelle Roache never thought she was going to finish college. The 38-year-old has two kids under 5 and has been in and out of school for years. It seemed impossible to get her degree while parenting. The only thing that brought it within reach was a scholarship that covered more than half the cost of child care while she was in school. The federal grant that funded the scholarship, called Child Care Access Means Parents in School, is a small one.
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ajc.com | Cassidy Alexander
18% —the portion of the undergraduate population in the U.S. that were student parents in 2019-2020 9,280 — the estimated number of student parents in Georgia who applied for subsidized child care through CAPS and did not receive it since 2022 33% — the portion of Georgia families with young children who had to turn down an opportunity to enroll in school or work training because of child care challenges $75 million — the funding the White House has suggested cutting that helps cover child...
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3 weeks ago |
ajc.com | Cassidy Alexander
Metro Atlanta school systems are dealing with a storm of funding problems as they try to set their budgets for the 2025-2026 school year. Federal cuts, health insurance cost increases, efforts to reduce property tax revenue and the threat of a recession all loom over Georgia districts. As a result, they’re finding places to trim, dipping into their reserves and preparing for more difficult decisions. District leaders have spent the last few weeks sounding the alarm.
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Less than a year after four people were killed in the deadliest school shooting in Georgia history, county officials said they won’t continue to split the cost for school resource officers in the Barrow County School District. It means the district northeast of Atlanta is on the hook for an unexpected bill of nearly $1 million, district staff said at a meeting this week. The school board is planning to raise taxes to cover it.
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ajc.com | Cassidy Alexander
Around 2,900 runners headed to Piedmont Park on Sunday morning for the annual Pride Run ATL 5K. It was the first in a series of events around Atlanta in June that will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. ExplorePride Month starts this weekend. Here's what to expect. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has sought to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives — which oftentimes support LGBTQ+ efforts — in public schools and other organizations that receive government funding.
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RT @rmest0: ✨personal news✨ Some of you (or maybe just my parents?) have noticed seeing fewer of my stories in The Daily Progress lately.…
Druid Hills High, one of the oldest schools in DeKalb County, has long been slated for renovations. But rising construction costs and challenges to building at the site mean DeKalb has to pump the brakes on the needed upgrades at the school. Now what? https://t.co/dKyA4f9F4W
Metal detectors are rare in U.S. schools. As one expert put it: "The whole idea of weapon detection is really too late. Prevention has to start before there’s a gun in the school.” https://t.co/DUdjKgpXMD