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3+ day, 15+ hour ago (343+ words) Gutting of Head Start is tragedy for young children What a tragedy that Head Start is being gutted. For 61 years, since its establishment in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, Head Start has provided early education and poverty support…...
Father’s dementia prompts bestselling author’s healing journey
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (750+ words) Matthew Quick knows a thing or two about silver linings. His literary debut in 2008 was the New York Times bestselling novel “Silver Linings Playbook,” which was adapted into an Oscar-winning rom-com starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in 2012. The story’s…...
Georgia experts have concerns about Trump's changes to vaccine schedule
1+ week, 3+ day ago (689+ words) Medical experts in metro Atlanta are sounding the alarm about the feasibility — and potential dangers — of President Donald Trump’s call to scale back some vaccines and change the way others are recommended for children. “My initial reaction to this new…...
The technology to prevent hot car deaths exists. Why isn’t it standard?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1140+ words) Technology and a federal law intended to address the issue of babies being left or trapped in hot cars have existed for years, but regulators and automakers have yet to take serious action, according to the attorney for a Georgia…...
AI will shape our children’s world. We can help shape how they meet it.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (644+ words) Editor’s note: As students in metro Atlanta return to school this week, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is publishing several guest opinion columns about how artificial intelligence is reshaping education. Here is the latest of these essays. By the time many parents…...
How to handle your last back-to-school season
2+ week, 3+ day ago (886+ words) For many Georgia families, the new school year is already underway. This season is filled with last minute shopping, new routines and the painstaking transition from being up all night to early morning alarms once again. The hustle and bustle…...
Warnock advocates for child tax credit expansion as school year approaches
2+ week, 6+ day ago (234+ words) As the new school year begins in metro Atlanta, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is calling for the passage of the American Family Act, which he says will help families with the cost of school supplies and other child-related expenses. A…...
Rethinking kids and screen time: Why balance matters more than limits
2+ week, 6+ day ago (696+ words) The tablet comes out during a long wait at a restaurant. A video call with Grandma miles away creates a moment of connection. Movie night turns a rainy afternoon into quality time together. For many families, screens aren’t just entertainment....
You know Rick Jackson’s adoption story. Keisha Lance Bottoms has four of her own.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (890+ words) If you’ve been watching the election in Georgia this year, you probably know that Rick Jackson, the GOP nominee for governor, grew up in an abusive home before spending six years in Georgia’s foster care system. Less well known is…...
The duffel bag helping Georgia’s youth
3+ week, 2+ day ago (822+ words) Karen Ajanel immigrated from Quiché, Guatemala to the U.S. at only 14 years old. She made the arduous journey alone and arrived undocumented. “It was a really long journey, but that’s what a lot of immigrants have to go through,…...