Susan Catron

3 weeks ago | thecurrentga.org | Erica Meltzer |Susan Catron

Girls had closed long-standing gender gaps in math test scores and were doing about as well as boys on standardized tests in the years leading up to the pandemic. But the gender gap in math has come roaring back. And according to a new analysis from the testing and research organization NWEA, girls seem to have fallen further behind since students returned to in-person school. NWEA also found that fewer girls were enrolling in algebra in eighth grade than before the pandemic.

3 weeks ago | thecurrentga.org | Dave Williams |Susan Catron

ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed a $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 state budget Friday, a spending plan that prioritizes education and prisons. “(This) budget makes important investments to meet the needs of our growing state without growing government or adding to our long-term liabilities,” Kemp said during a signing ceremony at the Georgia Capitol.

4 weeks ago | thecurrentga.org | Stanley Dunlap |Susan Catron

Georgia’s U.S. senators say they are outraged at the prospect of large job losses for clean energy workers if the Republican Congress implements its proposed cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act. Georgia Democratic U.S. Sens.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Marlon Hyde |Susan Catron

In recent months, Georgia’s film industry has struggled to grab major productions and has been in a slow decline. Since the state beefed up its tax credit in the early 2010s, major-grossing films like those from “The Fast & Furious,” “The Avengers” and “The Hunger Games” series have taken base here. But now, Randy Davidson, CEO and founder of Georgia Entertainment, is saying that the Peach State may be facing a distinctive shift in its production output.

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Stanley Dunlap |Susan Catron

Charlie Bailey, a former attorney general and lieutenant governor candidate, was elected as chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia Saturday, replacing Atlanta U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams. Bailey becomes the Democratic Party of Georgia’s first full-time chair as the party intensifies its efforts to fundraise and campaign for candidates and reenergize a base after setbacks following the 2020 historic elections for U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.