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Ex-dental college staffer sentenced for embezzlement
A former coordinator at a dental college in Georgia was sentenced for reportedly stealing more than $300,000 from her employer for nearly 10 years to bankroll her taste for expensive items and vacations, according to multiple reports. Dawn Gantt, who worked as the dean's office coordinator at Augusta University Dental...
Josey High alum holds Rising Leaders Training Camp for local youth
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A Josey alum is holding a training camp for local children during the summer. Kyshonna Brown is holding the Rising Leaders Training Camp on July 8th-12th from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the new T.W. Josey High School gym which is located at 1701 15th Street in Augusta. According to […]
Evans Knights fortifies their castle on the gridiron
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - When the season begins, every team believes they have what it takes to be the last team standing and win a state title. Those championship expectations are alive and well for the Evans football program. A first-round playoff exit wasn’t exactly what the Evans Knights had...
Nominations for 2025 AU Alumni Awards Now Open
Planning for Alumni Weekend 2025 is already underway, and the Augusta University Alumni Engagement team is on the prowl to find potential 2025 Outstanding Young Alumni (under age 40) and Distinguished Alumni. The deadline to submit nominations is Sept. 1, 2024. Each college’s alumni society board selects its recipients based...
New Research Reveals Pandemic's Lasting Impact on Our Nation's Youngest Learners
Curriculum Associates released a report today unveiling new national data on the pandemic's impact on academic growth and recovery for elementary school students. Student Growth in the Post-COVID Era offers a groundbreaking assessment of student performance, tracking growth year over year and comparing it to historical trends. The report—leveraging three years of longitudinal data—is the first of its kind to look at impacts on younger learners who were not yet in formal schooling at the start of the pandemic. This research is not an evaluation of specific instructional programs or interventions, but rather it provides a temperature check on students' academic growth, parsing aggregate data to determine where—and for whom—recovery may be occurring.
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