Bibb schools exceed cap on education tax, seek new $250M measure
The district used 2021 ESPLOST funds for school renovations, a stadium upgrade, new buses and updated technology.
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Higher education looks to adult learners to boost enrollment
Nontraditional learners like the ones coming out of Elaine Lucas' high school academy are becoming increasingly sought after to bolster university enrollment as colleges grapple with a phenomenon experts are calling the “enrollment cliff.”
Bibb County school board scrutinizes Georgia Milestones scores including ELA results
The Bibb County School District continues to trail behind state averages on standardized testing.
Bibb school board approves property tax increase
The board voted unanimously to adopt the tentative millage rate back in July and held two public hearings on July 31 for members of the public to share their thoughts.
The Melody files suit to obtain dollar amount in undisclosed school board settlement
The Melody is suing the Bibb County school board so the public can evaluate its expenditure of public money.
Senate committee explores new approaches to reduce chronic absenteeism
Lawmakers met at Mercer University and heard from various nonprofits, GaDoE and Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dan Sims.
Sims and school district tap East Macon pastor to be new truancy specialist
The hire comes after the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners approved $345,000 in July for the district to hire a truancy officer for three years.
Bibb Schools hopes to slash absenteeism behind county-funded truancy specialist
In Bibb County, 28.5% of students were chronically absent in 2025, compared to only 19.5% of students in the entire state who were chronically absent.
Chef Hardy takes the cake as 2026 teacher of the year
Hardy, a teacher at the Hutchings College and Career Academy, provides culinary arts students with hands-on learning and professionalism.
Hundreds of Bibb public school students approved for school choice vouchers
The Promise Scholarship awards money annually to students enrolled at any one of the dozens of attendance across the state with at least one school that’s been identified by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement as being in the lowest-performing quartile.
Higher education looks to adult learners to boost enrollment
Nontraditional learners like the ones coming out of Elaine Lucas' high school academy are becoming increasingly sought after to bolster university enrollment as colleges grapple with a phenomenon experts are calling the “enrollment cliff.”
Bibb County school board scrutinizes Georgia Milestones scores including ELA results
The Bibb County School District continues to trail behind state averages on standardized testing.
Bibb school board approves property tax increase
The board voted unanimously to adopt the tentative millage rate back in July and held two public hearings on July 31 for members of the public to share their thoughts.
The Melody files suit to obtain dollar amount in undisclosed school board settlement
The Melody is suing the Bibb County school board so the public can evaluate its expenditure of public money.
Senate committee explores new approaches to reduce chronic absenteeism
Lawmakers met at Mercer University and heard from various nonprofits, GaDoE and Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dan Sims.
Sims and school district tap East Macon pastor to be new truancy specialist
The hire comes after the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners approved $345,000 in July for the district to hire a truancy officer for three years.
Bibb Schools hopes to slash absenteeism behind county-funded truancy specialist
In Bibb County, 28.5% of students were chronically absent in 2025, compared to only 19.5% of students in the entire state who were chronically absent.
Chef Hardy takes the cake as 2026 teacher of the year
Hardy, a teacher at the Hutchings College and Career Academy, provides culinary arts students with hands-on learning and professionalism.
Hundreds of Bibb public school students approved for school choice vouchers
The Promise Scholarship awards money annually to students enrolled at any one of the dozens of attendance across the state with at least one school that’s been identified by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement as being in the lowest-performing quartile.