Education

“God told me to get my GED,” Clyde Welch said. “Preparing for the tests was tough at times, but I knew it was important.”

One Aiken County teacher has changed many lives over her 44 years in teaching, and now she’s retiring.

As students get ready to march across the stage for their high school diploma, seniors at South Aiken High School went back to their roots.

Schofield Middle School was on a soft lockdown for a time Friday afternoon due to gunshots at a nearby apartment complex.

Earlier this year, Aiken County voted to take proactive steps with a new security system called the SAFE System. We talked with the makers of the system.

In the aftermath of a school shooting that killed nearly 20 children in Texas, local education officials issued statements.

Augusta University will create a School of Public Health that’s meant to be a crucial tool in helping promote the health of populations.

When adults reportedly became participants in a fight between students after an Aiken dance, “this was a first for me in 22 years,” educator says.

Evans High School seniors went back to their old elementary, Westmont Elementary School for the senior graduation clap out.

“There’s so much more that must be done to address the teacher shortage.”

Graduating Columbia County seniors signed letters of intent to pursue careers in education. We met one student who gave us a taste of what the program is all about.

A gun and knives were found in a student’s possession Thursday, parents of Lakeside Middle School and Lakeside High School students were notified.

A fun moment in Columbia County at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion! The school district honors the rookie teacher of the year, Allie Doyle.

Eligible Georgia residents can now apply through July 31, 2022.

For weeks, we have reported about the issues with bus times coming from a lack of drivers and more students in the district.

After leading Augusta University’s athletics program for 34 years, Athletic Director Clint Bryant says he’ll retire June 30.

South Carolina State is among six historically Black universities in five Southern states to be getting cybersecurity centers.

We met with an organization aptly ‘Period.’ The new chapter at MCG aims to tackle period poverty and make sure everyone has access to period products.

Grade school kids at East Aiken School of the Arts got to celebrate reading and their favorite book characters for the first time in a few years.

Students at Augusta University completed a major milestone; graduating with their college degree. People from all walks of life got to celebrate.

Three local high schoolers have been awarded money to put towards their endeavors after graduation. The recognition is in honor of Ryan Clark, a Lakeside High School grad.

Dental students at the Dental College of Georgia took their walk across the stage to grab their degrees. We caught up with one student who started this career after an unlikely source told him to serve others.

A new law requires some Georgia high school students to complete financial literacy courses as a graduation prerequisite.

Finding enough teachers is still a struggle for local school districts. Aiken County is exploring more incentives as an avenue for job marketing.

Redcliffe Elementary School in Aiken County was on soft lockdown Wednesday afternoon, according to school officials.

The project will be funded from a proposed $190 bond referendum, which organizers say will not raise taxes.

Richmond County is bringing back a blast from the past. According to school officials, a new elementary school is planned for where the old Rollins Elementary School used to be.

The Columbia County Board of Education had their board meeting and Madison Cooksey spoke during the public participation session.

Ninety-six students became the first graduates of Voorhees University on Saturday. Plus more education news from across the CSRA.

Despite the arrest of a 16-year-old student less than a month ago in a bomb threat at Burke County High, someone else did the same thing Tuesday.