The school board said it approved the change after a "thorough evaluation."

Female students are 74% more likely to experience sexual violence than their male counterparts. While the number of reported incidents has slightly increased, experts believe that the actual number…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said Tuesday it will lay off staffers in the newsroom and other segments of the business.

Chalkbeat reports on delays in Philadelphia's early intervention services, hindering vulnerable kids' access to mandated support.

The Bibb County School District will discontinue high school summer school programs beginning in 2026, officials said.

Recent winners of PEN America’s Prison Writing Awards are missing a total of $925 in payments—a small fortune in prison

Alma Bowman, a Macon woman who alleges ICE wrongfully detained her, has been released from Stewart Detention Center amid an ongoing citizenship battle.

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The Houston County School District said it is investigating staff who made online comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting, sparking conflicting viewpoints in Central Georgia...

Honesty Bishop was attacked by her cellmate. Prison officials deemed her sexually active and kept her in isolation for more than 2,000 days.

While some historical accounts are definitive, many — most, even — are not. In New Iberia, Phebe Hayes is doing her best to set the record straight.

A documentary will soon premiere at the Macon Film Fest, chronicling Mercer alumna Gwendolyn Payton’s journey of justice and healing.

The heat index is expected to get up to as high as 109 degrees over the next two days.

The woman’s case is a worst-case scenario, according to advocates worried about the worsening state of domestic violence in the Houston region.

A House committee voted 10-3 to approve a bill to remove fluoride from all water systems in the state, arguing people should get to decide for themselves what goes into their bodies.

HCSD fourth-grade teacher Jade Thomas said she hopes that the holiday special will inspire others to find fulfillment in their career choices.

Aurimar Iturriago Villegas left Venezuela hoping to lift her family out of poverty. When she was murdered, her corpse became a commodity in the U.S. body trade.

Penn Museum discovered that it still possessed remains of 12-year-old Delisha Africa, who was killed in the 1985 police bombing of MOVE.

ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program.

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

A new book reveals the extent to which J Edgar Hoover’s bureau kept files on well-known black writers between 1919 and 1972

In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...