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Bibb County’s school lunch delivery schedule

Bibb County is delivering school lunches to students’ neighborhoods while the community deals with the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. Find the delivery schedule below.

Crowd at voting rally, women looking directly at the camera holds a signthat reads 'let's hold our government accountable.'
Campus Sexual Assault

Dear Fellow Millennials: Why don’t we vote?

My mom, who forever has a dark sense of humor, always jokes that when her generation dies off, things will get better. She talks about how my siblings and I — and our generation — have a different set of values than what she grew up with — differences that she sometimes laments and sometimes praises. So, mom, while I don’t necessarily look forward to your death, nor do I think that the death of

Economy

Commit to a governor that will finally help rural Georgia

Politicians have been failing rural Georgia for decades. Since Nathan Deal was elected governor, we’ve seen six rural hospitals close, making it the third highest state in the nation for hospital closures. Long after most of the United States has bounced back from the Great Recession, rural Georgians are still having a difficult time finding quality jobs and rural schools are still suffering. In Georgia, rural unemployment rates are double the rest of the state. Rural

Classroom of teenage students during class.
Education

School disinvestment a chronic problem in Georgia and around the nation

Georgia school’s have been chronically underfunded since 2002, and only in the 2019 fiscal year were schools finally properly funded. As of last year, some school districts still had to furlough teachers because of the impacts of years of budget cuts. A new report from the Center for American Progress shows that public disinvestment in schools has been part of a national trend since at least the 2007 recession in many states under Republican control.

Education

More schools refuse school takeover

A little over a year since Deal’s school takeover bill went into effect, more schools are pushing back against being labeled for takeover. The so-called, state-mandated school “turnaround” program was pushed through the Georgia General Assembly by Gov. Deal after teachers, parents and voters in general overwhelmingly voted against it in November 2016. Deal refused to accept Georgia’s answer and created the First Priority Act which created the position of the “Chief Turnaround Officer” or

A group of AAPI people hold a sign that reads "END THE LIES"
Education

END THE LIES: the fight against fake women’s health centers in Gwinnett County

Fake women’s health clinics peddle lies and shame to pregnant folks seeking more information about their reproductive healthcare options. Calling themselves “crisis pregnancy centers,” pregnant folks believe they are going to a licensed healthcare facility to get medically accurate information about their pregnancy and pregnancy options. Unfortunately, they only get lies, shame and stigma from untrained volunteers. This past weekend, half a dozen Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) swept through Gwinnett County to speak