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When Josh Adee was stationed in Hawaii a few years ago with the U.S. Navy, he fell in love with a teacher named Monica who introduced him to another new love: Teaching. “I met my wife in Hawaii and she was a teacher, so I started volunteering a little bit in her classroom …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That is especially true for teacher candidate Taren David, who will be speaking at this year’s fall commencement at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in the James Brown Arena. David, from Stone Mountain, will also receive her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from …

Augusta University’s College of Education is partnering with Richmond County’s Intermediate Literacy and Math Center to provide for elementary students this season. The ILMC is a grade 3-5 elementary school where students are at least two grade levels behind in literacy and math. The school is located on 15th Street, an area that has …

“PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools” will screen at Augusta University’s Maxwell Performing Arts Theater on Jan. 14. This feature-length documentary examines a new and alarming trend: African American girls are the fastest-growing population in the criminal justice system and the only group of girls disproportionately experiencing criminalization and …

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 8, 2020) – Augusta University’s College of Education Dean Judi Wilson has teamed up with Coach Clint Bryant, the director of athletics at Augusta University, to address the absence of racially diverse educators in both primary and secondary classrooms. Recent data from the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES) estimates that …

Happy Boxing Day! If you’re not familiar with this holiday, it’s a day for folks to give money and other gifts to those in need and in service positions. So as you’re putting away your new clothes and books, consider bagging up some of your old clothes and books to …