Education News

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Principal Tim Goss resigns from Clarkesville Elementary

Clarkesville loses popular principal to Piedmont College

Habersham County school leaders got a little emotional on Friday as they accepted the resignation of Clarkesville Elementary School Principal Tim Goss. “He has...

Georgia pushes dual college enrollment for high school students

Gov. Nathan Deal this week signed a bill sponsored by Habersham State Senator John Wilkinson that allows high school students to simultaneously earn a...

Deal signs Opportunity School District, education reform into law

Atlanta, GA - Gov. Nathan Deal today signed legislation that would implement an Opportunity School District (OSD) to turn around failing schools. This law...

New Georgia diploma law changes lives

Georgia Lawmakers passed House Bill 91 in the most recent legislative session. The new law officially does away with the state’s graduation test requirements...

Habersham Schools begin Milestones testing Tuesday

Don’t call it a test. The Georgia Department of Education prefers that you call it “Georgia Milestones Assessment System.” The new “system” replaces the...

BOE hires new principal for Cornelia Elementary

Cornelia Elementary School's new top administrator will be Amy McCurdy. Habersham County Board of Education members voted Monday to hire McCurdy to replace Dr....

TFS hosts spring college fair

Representatives from seven schools and universities were on the Tallulah Falls School campus April 14 to meet with students in grades nine-12. Students made...

NGTC sending six to PBL National Convention

Front (l-r): Craig Rhinehardt, Sarah Sambataro, Emily Sullens; Back (l-r): Mia Sharpton, Susie Berry, Ryan Norton, and Debra Herbert   The Georgia Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)...

TFS hosts “What’s Your Cause?”

Students, faculty and staff members discovered a little fun to benefit a few good causes on the final day of school before Spring Break....

Georgia Regents raise tuition at UNG

Tuition at University of North Georgia and other state schools is going up again this fall. The state Board of Regents met in Gwinnett County on Tuesday....

Truett-McConnell College experiences exponential growth

In 1946 with only 55 students in attendance, no one could have known what, in 2015, Truett-McConnell College would be facing. It is a problem...

Tallulah Falls School Presents CINDERELLA

Do you have a special princess that you would like to take to a FREE musical? The Tallulah Falls Middle School drama class is presenting...