Children and adolescents won’t be able to use personal cellphones in public schools starting next fall after the General Assembly overwhelmingly supported banning the devices in elementary and middle ...

Legislation giving Georgia cities, counties and school districts until April 30 to decide whether to opt out of offering a property tax break voters approved last fall cleared the state Senate Tuesday ...

"This tragic loss is a heartbreaking reminder of the senseless violence that devastates families," the sheriff said.

The “Farmworker Families at the Capitol” event is meant to bridge the gap between remote rural communities and Georgia's center of political power.

The Georgia Senate passed a bill banning cell phones at public elementary and middle schools, effective July 2026 if signed ...

TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) -TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - Parents and students in Tift County are responding to the district’s decision to change school start and end times next school year. The new plan makes ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Out of over 500 Georgia schools listed on the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) lowest performing public schools list, 45 South Georgia schools were included ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill banning cell phones at public elementary and middle schools, effective July 2026 if signed into law. The "Distraction-Free Education Act" aims to eliminate cell ...

Georgia's legislature passed a bill banning cellphones in elementary and middle schools starting fall 2025. The law aims to ...

The bill is called the Distraction Free Education Act. The bill’s sponsor, State Rep. Scott Hilton, explained the bill means ...

Eagle Bluffs Elementary School is the newest school in the district. It opens in fall 2026, but its principal will start in ...